Indigenous retellings reclaim myths

Art and oral history can reframe dominant national stories by centering Indigenous witnesses and perspectives, turning settler folklore into contested memory. These retellings change who is seen as agent and victim, and can reshape local commemoration, tourism, and education. — If more national myths are retold from Indigenous perspectives, public debates over monuments, curricula, and cultural heritage will shift from preservation of settler narratives to negotiation of shared memory and reparative recognition.