Ethnographic Survey of African American Homesteading in Lanfair Valley

This study will provide baseline documentation and information for staff and public interpretive programs speaking to the African American experience in our National Parks, specifically in Mojave National Preserve and Castle Mountains National Monument. This research effort will compile ethnographic information about historical African American homesteaders in Lanfair Valley, document traditional associations between these peoples and the parks, and provide direction for future ethnographic research. It is anticipated that the study will identify culturally specific uses of park resources and culturally or historically significant sites, places or objects within the parks. It will provide important information about the extent to which natural and cultural resources are considered to be heritage resources in the context of the history, cultural traditions, and practices of the contemporary groups.

Source: Grants.gov - June 1, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Humanities (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA) Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding