WMA 2012: Presentation and Handout for Working with Tribal Members Session

Session Working with Tribal Members to Interpret Native American Themes in the National Park Service

Presenters
Mary Lou Herlihy, Interpretive Media Specialist, National Park Service, Pacific West Region Charles Davis A.I.A, Partner, EDX: Edquist Davis Exhibits Johnpaul Jones, Partner, Jones & Jones Architects + Landscape Architects + Planners Marc Blackburn, Interpretive Specialist, National Park Service Julie Sayigh, Associate, EDX: Edquist Davis Exhibits Mark Wagner, Hudson Bay District Interpreter, Glacier National Park Description

In recent years the National Park Service has made a concerted effort to broaden its interpretation of American Indian cultures at NPS sites; their traditional connections with the land, their difficult interactions with Euro-Americans, and their contemporary culture. This presentation will highlight interpretive planning, exhibit, landscape, and building projects that involve indigenous community themes, motifs, and stories.

View the handout here

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