Yellowstone National Park: Transforming Environmental Rights and Government Responsibilities 

Although the establishment of Yellowstone National Park on March 1, 1872, encouraged tourists to visit natural wonders in the West, it also contributed to Native American relocation to reservations outside newly formed park boundaries, eliminating their use of the park's resources. Yellowstone National Park, sparked by the Hayden Geological Survey, spurred the government's responsibility to protect environmental rights while simultaneously taking away native rights.