We Come for Good: Archaeology and Tribal Historic Preservation at the Seminole Tribe of Florida
We Come for Good: Archaeology and
Tribal Historic Preservation at the Seminole Tribe of Florida
by Paul N. Backhouse and Brent R. Weisman
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0813062284 | 398 Pages | PDF | 53 MB
Tribal Historic Preservation at the Seminole Tribe of Florida
by Paul N. Backhouse and Brent R. Weisman
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0813062284 | 398 Pages | PDF | 53 MB
“An important book that highlights the complicated, confusing, and often contradictory world navigated by the intrepid personnel of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office.” — Ryan Wheeler, director, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
As indigenous populations are invited to participate in cultural heritage identification, research, interpretation, management, and preservation, they are faced with a variety of challenges, questions that are difficult to answer, and demands that must be carefully navigated. We Come for Good describes the development and operations of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as an example of how tribes can successfully manage and retain authority over the heritage of their respective cultures. With Native voices front and center, this book demonstrates ways THPOs can work within federal and tribal governments to build capacity and uphold tribal values—core principles of a strong tribal historic preservation program. The authors also offer readers one of the first attempts to document Native perspectives on the archaeology of native populations.