According to the National Park Service, the US has 21
World Heritage Sites. Four are Native in origin, which suggests the importance of Indians in America's heritage. Here they are:
Cahokia MoundsMesa VerdeChaco CanyonTaos PuebloAnother four are Anglo or Hispanic:
La Fortaleza in San JuanMonticello and the University of VirginiaThe Statue of LibertyIndependence HallThe rest are national parks or monuments.
So Indians accomplished as much as non-Indians, heritage-wise. But we remember Anglos as the founders of our nation and Indians as the savages who got in their way. Nice.
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