We Come for Good

"Offers a unique perspective on tribal approaches to managing historic preservation and addresses the multiplicity of issues common to all tribal historic preservation groups."—Joe Watkins, director, Tribal Relations and American Cultures Program, National Park Service



"A concise, detailed account regarding the enormity of the task THPOs face in successfully navigating the two worlds of federal historic preservation laws and statutes and tribal cultural beliefs, knowledge, and traditions."—James Quinn, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut



"An important book. Highlights the complicated, confusing, and often contradictory world navigated by the intrepid personnel of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office."—Ryan Wheeler, director, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology

"A remarkable volume. . . . Part blueprint, part best practices, and part perceptions/perspectives on native historic preservation."—American Antiquity



"Excellent. . . . Informative interviews reflect the editors’ aim to include a diversity of Seminole perspectives and add immeasurably to this case study of a tribal nation that continues to balance persistence and change."—Choice