National Parks, Native Sovereignty: Experiments in Collaboration biography stories and songs passed down

stories and songs passed down from grandparents

to fight and defeat this evil force

” The Dakota woman’s words

and poetics

National Parks, Native Sovereignty: Experiments in Collaboration biography stories and songs passed downThe history of national parks in the United States mirrors the fraught relations between the Department of the Interior and the nations Indigenous peoples. But amidst the challenges are examples of success. National Parks, Native Sovereignty proposes a reorientation of relationships between tribal nations and national parks, placing Indigenous peoples as co stewards through strategic collaboration. More than simple consultation, strategic