Abstract
Contesting the Everglades: Archaeological Investigations at the Fort Shackelford Site
Track: Tribal/Indigenous GIS programs
Author(s): Paul Backhouse, Juan Cancel
The Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida has initiated a program of archaeological research in an attempt to locate evidence for Fort Shackelford, a Seminole War fort known to have been built around 1855 on the Big Cypress Reservation in southern Florida. Management of the program is unique in that it involves investigations by a local university field school class under the direction of the THPO. Within this structure, many aspects of the project rely heavily on THPO based expertise with Geographic Information Systems to present, manage, and interpret the findings of the research. It is hoped that this program can be used as a model for indigenous groups seeking to utilize the benefits of collaborative associations with academic institutions without losing intellectual control of their cultural resources.
Paul Backhouse
Seminole Tribe of Florida
HC 61, Box 21-A
Clewiston , Florida 33440
United States
Phone: 863 228 3793
Fax: (863) 902-1117
E-mail: paulbackhouse@semtribe.com
Juan Cancel
Tribal Historic Preservation Office Seminole Tribe of Florida
HC 61, Box 21-A
Clewiston , Florida 33440
United States
Phone: (863) 983-6549
Fax: 863-902-1117
E-mail: juancancel@semtribe.com