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Building a Nation: Chickasaw Museums and the Construction of History and Heritage by Joshua M. Gorman examines how the Chickasaw Nation has used museums, heritage sites, and cultural institutions to preserve its history while shaping contemporary understandings of Chickasaw identity, sovereignty, and community. Drawing on museum studies, public history, and Indigenous studies, Gorman analyzes the development of key Chickasaw cultural sites and explores how tribal nations actively interpret and present their own stories. This book offers valuable insight into the relationship between heritage, representation, and nation-building in Native America. This book will appeal to students, scholars, museum professionals, public historians, Native American studies researchers, and readers interested in Indigenous history, cultural preservation, and tribal sovereignty.