Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England

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University Press of Florida
15 January 2019

History of the Americas; Archaeology by period & region; First Nations

Series: Cultural Heritage Studies

Exploring museums and cultural centers in New England that hold important meanings for Native American communities today, this illuminating book offers a much-needed critique of the collaborative work being done to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the region.

Siobhan Hart examines the narratives told by and about Native American communities at heritage sites of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe on Martha’s Vineyard, the Pocumtuck in Deerfield, Massachusetts, the Mashantucket Pequot reservation in Connecticut, and Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts. She looks at interpretive signage, exhibits, events, and visitor engagement strategies that try to reverse the common idea that Native peoples no longer exist in these landscapes and asks whether the messages of these sites really do help break apart the power structures of colonialism. She finds that in many cases whiteness is still presented to visitors as the cultural norm and that the burden of decolonizing often falls on indigenous curators, interpreters, and collaborators.

Hart’s analysis spotlights the persistence of racialization and structural inequalities in these landscapes, as well as the negative effects of these problems on current Native American sovereignty. The broader goal of decolonization, she argues, remains unrealized. This book presents startling evidence of the ways even well-intentioned multiperspective approaches to heritage presentations can undermine the social justice they seek.

A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel.

By: Siobhan M. Hart
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 465g
ISBN: 9780813056111
ISBN 10: 081305611X
Series: Cultural Heritage Studies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 January 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Siobhan M. Hart is associate professor of anthropology at Skidmore College.

Reviews for Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England

""A substantive, fine-grained study with importance for wider dialogues about collaborative indigenizing and decolonizing projects.""--NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association ""Offers a toolset for archaeologists, anthropologists, and other heritage professionals to think critically about the ways histories are interpreted at heritage sites.""--Historical Archaeology ""Hart invites us to consider how the past is referenced in the present-day, and how colonialism has shaped contemporary relationships and has potentially undermining influences in the democratization of heritage. [An] exceedingly well-written and accessible exploration of heritage-scapes and heritage making.""--Museum Anthropology ""[Hart's] call for further collaboration between scholars, museum and heritage-scape professionals, and Native Americans as individuals and communities is relevant, as is her close attention to the problem of representation and the continual influence and power that frustrates the ability of Native Americans to control their heritage stories and landscapes.""--Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History