Description: National Parks, Native Sovereignty emphasizes emotional commitment, mutual respect, and patience, rather than focusing on "land-back" solutions, in the co-creation of a socially sensible public lands policy.
Brief description:
Matthew J. Hill is an applied anthropologist who consults with government and mission-driven organizations. He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Heritage & Society, where he acted as principal investigator for two National Park Service projects focused on early American treaty-making and the Black Hills as a contested heritage landscape.
Review Quotes: "Uniformly pertinent and well-crafted, this fascinating volume features the work of scholars as well as Indigenous National Park Service personnel and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, many of whom balance agonizing ironies of their employment with empathy and gentle humor. National Parks, Native Sovereignty is a must for all who work to honor the cultural specifics of national parks while enriching the experience of a broad spectrum of visitors."--James F. Brooks, author of Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre