Thatched Roofs and Open Sides

"Takes us on a journey to the heart and soul of Seminole life—the chickee. Dilley ably navigates archaeology, architecture, and oral history to tell the story of the Seminole house, from its origins, through its persistence in the face of modernization, and ending with a glimpse into the future."—Ryan Wheeler, director, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology

"Adds an important chapter to a rather sparse, albeit growing, literature on Indigenous design and architecture. . . . Rebukes the view that tribes in the Americas only had teepees and igloos."—Journal of Native American and Indigenous Studies



"Presents a compelling examination of the chickee that is as much ethnohistory as architectural history."—H-Net



"Never before has there been a systematic study of chickees. . . . An informative and detailed exploration of chickees at the intersection of architectural history and cultural analysis."—Florida Historical Quarterly