Papers by Cheryl White
Confronting Caribbean heritage in an archipelago of diversity: Politics, stakeholders, climate change, natural disasters, tourism, and development Peter E. Siegel, Corinne L. Hofman, Benoit Berard, Reg Murphy, Jorge Ulloa Hung, Roberto Valcárcel, Cheryl White (2013) The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, ter... more The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, territories, colonies, or commonwealths of developed countries. About 250 generations of human occupation in the Caribbean have produced a blend of traditions sometimes called a ''cultural kaleidoscope.'' Eight thousand years of shifting cultural identities are recorded in archaeological, architectural, documentary, and ecological records, and in memories and oral traditions known as ''heritagescapes.'' Caribbean heritagescapes are increasingly threatened by a combination of socioeconomic needs of modern society, ineffective governmental oversight, profit-driven multinational corporations, looters, and natural environmental processes. Balancing the needs of society against the protection and management of heritage requires careful thought and measured dialogue among competing stakeholders. Here we review the status of heritage in the Caribbean and offer a way forward in managing a diminishing supply of heritage resources in the face of current socioeconomic demands, and the unique legislative environments of independent island nations and overseas possessions of developed countries.
CARIBBEAN ARCHAEOLOGY and MATERIAL CULTURE || Archaeological Investigation of Suriname Maroon Ancestral Communities
The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, ter... more The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, territories, colonies, or commonwealths of developed countries. About 250 generations of human occupation in the Caribbean have produced a blend of traditions sometimes called a ‘‘cultural kaleidoscope.’’ Eight thousand years of shifting cultural identities are recorded in archaeological, architectural, documentary, and ecological records, and in memories and oral traditions known as ‘‘heritagescapes.’’ Caribbean heritagescapes are increasingly threatened by a combination of socioeconomic needs of modern society, ineffective governmental oversight, profit-driven multinational corporations, looters, and natural environ- mental processes. Balancing the needs of society against the protection and management of heritage requires careful thought and measured dialogue among competing stakeholders. Here we review the status of heritage in the Caribbean and offer a way forward in managing a diminishing supply of heritage resources in the face of current socioeconomic demands, and the unique legislative environments of independent island nations and overseas possessions of developed countries.
The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, ter... more The Caribbean archipelago is a series of independent island nations and overseas departments, territories,
colonies, or commonwealths of developed countries. About 250 generations of human occupation in the
Caribbean have produced a blend of traditions sometimes called a ‘‘cultural kaleidoscope.’’ Eight thousand
years of shifting cultural identities are recorded in archaeological, architectural, documentary, and
ecological records, and in memories and oral traditions known as ‘‘heritagescapes.’’ Caribbean
heritagescapes are increasingly threatened by a combination of socioeconomic needs of modern society,
ineffective governmental oversight, profit-driven multinational corporations, looters, and natural environmental
processes. Balancing the needs of society against the protection and management of heritage
requires careful thought and measured dialogue among competing stakeholders. Here we review the
status of heritage in the Caribbean and offer a way forward in managing a diminishing supply of heritage
resources in the face of current socioeconomic demands, and the unique legislative environments of
independent island nations and overseas possessions of developed countries.
The author is exploring the site of Kumako in
Suriname, a destination forMaroons escaping
from pl... more The author is exploring the site of Kumako in
Suriname, a destination forMaroons escaping
from plantations in coastal Suriname between
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She
finds evidence for a structured settlement,
distinctive pottery and local ritual practices,
raising new questions about the degree
of interaction and acculturation between
Maroons and indigenous people.
Researchers of the contemporary past have sought to be instrumental in public dialogue about how ... more Researchers of the contemporary past have sought to be instrumental in public dialogue about how artifacts speak to heritage matters relevant to living communities and decision-making polities (Emberling and Hanson, Catastophe!: the looting and destruction of Iraq’s past, 2008; Gibbon, Who
owns the past?: cultural policy, cultural property, and the law, 2005; Mullins, Places in mind: public archaeology as applied anthropology, 2004; Renfrew, Loot, legitimacy and ownership: the ethical crisis in archaeology, 2000; Skeates, Debating the archaeological heritage, 2000). This approach has made archaeology a public endeavor that serves the needs of inquisitive researchers, as well as those groups of individuals whose lives may be directly affected by the excavation, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological remains. This paper will broadly assess how the archaeology of Maroons—tribal communities of runaway slave descendants—has affected the application of scholarly research in the former Dutch territory of Suriname, SA. The shift in relevance is due to the Inter-American Court
on Human Rights 2007 judgment that allows Suriname Maroons to assert decision-making authority on matters of land management and development in ancestral and contemporary habitat. Vital to this endeavor is, Maroon involvement in archaeological research and more importantly, an overhaul in Surinamese antiquity laws.
discussion demonstrates how people of African descent have incorporated Maroon history into a pro... more discussion demonstrates how people of African descent have incorporated Maroon history into a proud sense of heritage. Such incorporation of this terminology in the development of heritage identities represents instances of proud defiance, as the phrase was originally derived from a derogatory Spanish word of "cimarrone," which designated chattel that had run free. Similar communities of resistance were called palenques in Cuba and quilombos in Brazil. Q) In academic circles, Maroon archeology is often categorized as a "relatively new field of research." Why is this so?
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Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology, 2014
Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology, University Press Florida , 2014
Overview of Maroon archaeology in Suriname
Cultural Heritage in the Crosshairs: Protecting Cultural Property during Conflict, 2013
BERARD B., R. ESPERSEN & Ch. WHITE (2014), "Martinique" in B.A. Reid and R.G. Gilmore III (eds.), Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology, Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 2014, pp. 132-134
This notice present a short synthesis of the main results of the archaeological programs that hav... more This notice present a short synthesis of the main results of the archaeological programs that have been dedicated to Martinique island precolonial and colonial period study
Edited Books by Cheryl White
Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Historical and Contemporary Issues in Suriname and the Caribbean
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colonies, or commonwealths of developed countries. About 250 generations of human occupation in the
Caribbean have produced a blend of traditions sometimes called a ‘‘cultural kaleidoscope.’’ Eight thousand
years of shifting cultural identities are recorded in archaeological, architectural, documentary, and
ecological records, and in memories and oral traditions known as ‘‘heritagescapes.’’ Caribbean
heritagescapes are increasingly threatened by a combination of socioeconomic needs of modern society,
ineffective governmental oversight, profit-driven multinational corporations, looters, and natural environmental
processes. Balancing the needs of society against the protection and management of heritage
requires careful thought and measured dialogue among competing stakeholders. Here we review the
status of heritage in the Caribbean and offer a way forward in managing a diminishing supply of heritage
resources in the face of current socioeconomic demands, and the unique legislative environments of
independent island nations and overseas possessions of developed countries.
Suriname, a destination forMaroons escaping
from plantations in coastal Suriname between
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She
finds evidence for a structured settlement,
distinctive pottery and local ritual practices,
raising new questions about the degree
of interaction and acculturation between
Maroons and indigenous people.
owns the past?: cultural policy, cultural property, and the law, 2005; Mullins, Places in mind: public archaeology as applied anthropology, 2004; Renfrew, Loot, legitimacy and ownership: the ethical crisis in archaeology, 2000; Skeates, Debating the archaeological heritage, 2000). This approach has made archaeology a public endeavor that serves the needs of inquisitive researchers, as well as those groups of individuals whose lives may be directly affected by the excavation, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological remains. This paper will broadly assess how the archaeology of Maroons—tribal communities of runaway slave descendants—has affected the application of scholarly research in the former Dutch territory of Suriname, SA. The shift in relevance is due to the Inter-American Court
on Human Rights 2007 judgment that allows Suriname Maroons to assert decision-making authority on matters of land management and development in ancestral and contemporary habitat. Vital to this endeavor is, Maroon involvement in archaeological research and more importantly, an overhaul in Surinamese antiquity laws.
Book Reviews by Cheryl White
Reports by Cheryl White
Book Chapters by Cheryl White
Edited Books by Cheryl White