#Indian national parks

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If you're a nature lover and want to experience the beauty and diversity of South India's flora and fauna, then visiting its wildlife sanctuaries and national parks is a must. From the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats, South India is home to a number of protected areas that are home to a wide variety of species, including tigers, elephants, leopards, and many more.

In this blog post, we'll explore the top 10 wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in South India that you should add to your travel bucket list.

Bandipur National Park: Located in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, Bandipur National Park is a popular destination for both tourists and wildlife enthusiasts. The park is home to a variety of species, including tigers, elephants, gaurs, and leopards.

Read more at List of 10 Best National Parks in South India

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Cliff Palace, the Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, photographed on July 27, 1923. 

Record Group 95: Records of the Forest Service

Series: Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Image description: We can see a couple dozen of the sandstone-and-mortar rooms that make up the Cliff Palace site. The rooms mostly have sharp corners, but a few are round. They are built under an overhanging cliff. 

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Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus) Jim Corbett National Park, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India

Photo © David Beadle

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Shy Beauties, (Castilleja sp.), Sylvan Pass Area, Yellowstone National Park

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Subalpine meadows around the park are shining with numerous blooming wildflowers. Some common wildflowers, seen in this photo from Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground, are lupine, Sitka valerian, rosy spirea and more. However you don’t have to go far to view wildflowers. Paradise Valley Road, for example, has excellent displays along the roadway. Where are you finding wildflowers?

Remember, please stay on trail! There are plenty of opportunities for the perfect mountain + wildflower photo from the trails! No need to step off trail and crush other flowers in your quest for the perfect shot. 

For updates on what’s blooming where visit https://go.nps.gov/RainierWildflower

Unfamiliar with Mount Rainier’s wildflower species? Check out the wildflower guide at https://go.nps.gov/RainierWildflowerGuide

NPS Photo of wildflowers at Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground, 7/24/23. ~kl

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Indian roller, March, 2023, Nagarahole national park

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Shiprock and a Look Across the New Mexico High Desert by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the northwest while taking in views across the northern New Mexico high desert with a distant view to the Shiprock formation. This is at a roadside pullout along Indian Service Rte 13. With this image, I pulled back on the focal length to include more of the surrounding landscape to add to the setting in the image captured.

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Setting up camp in Indian Henry's Meadows Mt. Rainier, Washington

1977

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National Day of Mourning

The National Day of Mourning takes place on the fourth Thursday of November, this year it’s on November 23. If this date sounds familiar to you, it’s because the fourth Thursday of November also coincides with Thanksgiving in the U.S. Every year on the National Day of Mourning, Native American people in New England gather together to protest. To them, Thanksgiving serves as a reminder of the unjust treatment that Native Americans have received since the 1620 Plymouth landing.

History of National Day of Mourning

The National Day of Mourning reminds us all that Thanksgiving is only part of the story. Native Americans, since 1970, have gathered at noon on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving Day. 

Pilgrims landed in Plymouth and established the first colony in 1620. As such, it’s the oldest municipality in New England. Many Native Americans, however, don’t celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving, to them, is a brutal reminder of “the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.” 

They participate as a way to honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. “It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism and oppression which Native Americans continue to experience.”

The United American Indians of New England (UAINE) sponsors this event. They maintain that the Pilgrims arrived in North America and claimed tribal land for their own, as opposed to establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with the local inhabitants. UAINE members believe that these settlers “introduced sexism, racism, anti-homosexual bigotry, jails, and the class system.”

The National Day of Mourning generally begins at noon and includes a march through the historic district of Plymouth. While the UAINE encourages people of all backgrounds to attend the protests, only Native speakers are invited to give these speeches about the past, as well as current obstacles their people have overcome. Guests are asked to bring non-alcoholic beverages, desserts, fresh fruits and vegetables, or pre-cooked items. The protest is open to anyone, and has attracted other minority activists.

National Day of Mourning timeline

​1998

No permit needed​

UAINE receives permission from local authorities to march in protest without having to obtain a permit. ​

​1997

Protests got violent​

State troopers use force against protesters who gathered together to observe the 28th annual National Day of Mourning. ​

​1970

National Day of Mourning began

The first annual protest for the National Day of Mourning takes place.​

​1620

Pilgrims arrived​

English separatist Puritans, who had broken away from the Church of England, land at Plymouth Rock. Today we refer to them as Pilgrims.

National Day of Mourning FAQs

What really happened in 1621?

The Pilgrims celebrated their first successful harvest by firing guns and cannons in Plymouth. The noise alarmed ancestors of the Wampanoag Nation who went to investigate. That is how native people came to be present at the first Thanksgiving

Are federal offices closed on a national day of mourning?

U.S. government offices are closed on the National Day of Mourning due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

What happens on the National Day of Mourning?

Native Americans and supporters gather in Plymouth to “mourn our ancestors and the genocide of our peoples and the theft of our lands.”

How to Observe National Day of Mourning

Brush up on your history: Do you know much about the first Thanksgiving? Do some research online, stop by your local library, or watch a documentary that will help give you a better understanding of what Native Americans actually went through.

Learn more about the United American Indians of New England (UAINE): UAINE is responsible for helping the National Day of Mourning protest take shape. To observe this important day, take some time to learn about about the UAINE. It's a fascinating organization that has done a great deal to promote better treatment for the Native American people.

Attend a protest: Protesters gather on Cole's Hill, a location overlooking Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts. Everyone is welcome to observe these gatherings, and recently, other minority groups have started to become involved in the events of this day.

​4 Reasons To Thank Native Americans

​They've been here a while: Native Americans have existed in what is now known as the United States since 12,000 BC. ​

​Thank you for your service: Although they were not considered American citizens, over 8,000 Native Americans served in the military in World War I. ​

Your great-grandma is who?​: Many of the first families who settled in Virginia trace their roots directly back to Pocahontas.

An important vocabulary lesson: A bunch of Native American words have made their way into the English language; for example, coyote, tomato, poncho, potato, and chia.​

Why National Day of Mourning is Important

It serves as an important history lesson: Textbooks often glaze over the unjust treatment of Native Americans. The National Day of Mourning, however, is a reminder that the people native to the Americas have been the recipients of a great deal of unfair treatment. It's important to discuss.

It's a time to come together: For protesters, the National Day of Mourning serves as a time to rally together to advocate for what they believe in. UAINE has worked to improve relations between the government and native people.

It shifts our attention away from turkey: Yes, Thanksgiving can be a great day filled with tons of good food and time spent with loving family and friends. However, the mission behind the National Day of Mourning is to highlight that the Thanksgiving holiday is actually quite painful for some people. For quite a few Native Americans in New England, Thanksgiving marks a time when their ancestors were treated poorly.

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One Horned Rhino 

Kaziranga National park Wild life photography tour

https://www.jayantaguhaphotography.com/wildlife-photography-tours

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THE AMERICAN BUFFALO (2023; dir. Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan)

Episode One: “Blood Memory”

There is no story anywhere in world history that involves as large a destruction of wild animals as happened in North America – in the Western United States in particular –between 1800 and 1890.

– Dan Flores, American cultural and environmental historian

A cold wind blew across the prairie when the last buffalo fell... A death wind for my people.

– Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota leader

We have seen the Indian and the game retreat before the white man and the cattle, and beheld the tide of settlement move forward, which threatens before long to leave no portion of our vast territory unbroken by the farmer's plow or untrodden by his flocks. There is one spot left: a single rock about which this tide will break, and past which it will sweep, leaving it undefiled by the unsightly traces of civilization. Here in this Yellowstone Park, the large game of the West will be preserved from extermination in this, their last refuge.

– George Bird Grinnell, American conservationist and anthropologist

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Indian elephant and his mahout on their way to bathe in a nearby lake. Nagarhole National Park, India

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Pretty forbs I didn’t plant 💜. #wildmint #indiantobacco #Americangermander #nativeplants #nativeplanttok #nature #midwest #letitgrow #yardhabitat

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Yellowstone Season 1 Trailer