Colonialism, Community, And Heritage In Native New England (Cultural Heritage Studies),Used

Colonialism, Community, And Heritage In Native New England (Cultural Heritage Studies),Used

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Exploring museums and cultural centers in New England that hold important meanings for Native American communities today, this illuminating book offers a muchneeded critique of collaborative efforts 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 Marthas Vineyard, the Pocumtuck in Deerfield, Massachusetts, the Mashantucket Pequot reservation in Connecticut, and Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts. Aimed largely at nonNative audiences, the interpretive signage, exhibits, events, and visitorengagement strategies are intended to dispel the myth that Native peoples no longer live there. Hart investigates whether these tactics really do help topple the power structures of colonialism. She finds that in many cases, sites efforts reinforce the privilege of whiteness. The burden of decolonizing falls on Indigenous curators, interpreters, and collaborators, while visitors can leave the difficult places, stories, and experiences behind them. Harts analysis spotlights the persistence of racialization and structural inequalities in these landscapes, as well as the negative effects on current Native American sovereignty. While their messages are changing public perceptions of Indigenouscommunity persistence in New England, the broader goal of decolonization, she argues, remains unrealized. This book presents startling evidence of the ways even wellintentioned multiperspective approaches to heritage can undermine the social justice they seek. Hart asks the difficult question, What do we want heritage sites to do? A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel

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