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2008, Gerard Baker

of its kind in the park, and it has been greeted with approval by several Native Americans, as well as disapproval by many Anglo-Americans who can't seem to comprehend why there should be a Native American presence in a park dedicated to the patriotic ideals of democracy.

Also in 2008, Gerard Baker held the first Native American Tribal Elders council in the Visitor Center at Mount Rushmore, for the purposes of beginning a dialogue on how to balance the representation of history within the park, and to address Native concerns. While there is still a long road to travel toward reconciliation and a large amount of education necessary for both the Native Cultures and the Anglo-American culture, there is hope for the future as the dialogue of compromise begins at last.
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