Interpreting the Indigenous South

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Interpreting the Indigenous South

Tribal Nations Confronting Race and Erasure in the U.S. Southeast

Museology and heritage studies History: theory and methods History of the Americas

Authors: Denise E. Bates, Brooke M. Bauer

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Collection: Global Perspectives on Public History

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 21st September 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040697733


Interpreting the Indigenous South

Reframes public history as a space of Indigenous authority and self-representation, where communities define how their histories are told, their knowledge preserved, and their relationships to place understood.

Indigenous Histories in the American South

Where Indigenous histories have long been obscured by narratives of disappearance, Native nations are not only present but are actively reclaiming how their stories are told. Drawing on vivid examples from across the region, this book shows how tribal nations have transformed museums, archives, landscapes, and public platforms into instruments of cultural survival and continuity.

Public History as a Living Practice

The book reveals how Indigenous communities are using public history to sustain their identities and project their futures. From environmental stewardship and commemorative journeys to digital storytelling and intergenerational teaching, what outsiders may dismiss as performance or tourism emerges as a strategic practice.

Methodological Approaches and Examples

By exploring different methodological approaches and providing multiple examples of how tribal communities are involved in the co-production of knowledge and historical interventions, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Native American studies and history, as well as public history practitioners.

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