Playing Ourselves

Download or read book Playing Ourselves written by Laura Lynn Peers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across North America, hundreds of reconstructed living history sites, which traditionally presented history from a primarily European perspective, have hired Native staff in an attempt to communicate a broader view of the past. Playing Ourselves explores this major shift in representation, using detailed observations of five historic sites in the U.S. and Canada to both discuss the theoretical aspects of Native cultural performance and advise interpreters and their managers on how to more effectively present an inclusive history.