In Yellowstone during the summer of 2022, different tipi encampments were set up in the park to honor historic connections and remind millions of visitors that indigenous people haven't gone away, nor are they artifacts. Connections still run deep. Still, there's a question: if Yellowstone had not been created as a park, which tribes would have had the most legitimacy to lay claim to it—those who were in the park last or those who came before them?Photo of tipi encampment at north end of Yellowstone on the edge of Gardiner, Montana by Jacob W. Frank/YNP