The National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation

October 22 - 24, 2014

Deanna Beacham

National Park Service
Mechanicsville, VA
USA

Biographical Sketch: Deanna Beacham (Weapemeoc) is the American Indian Program Manager for the National Park Service’s Chesapeake Bay Office. She has pioneered the concept of the Indigenous Cultural landscape. She serves an American Indian expert and speaker on mid-Atlantic American Indian history, cultures, and contemporary concerns. Previously Deanna served as American Indian Specialist in the Virginia governor’s office for nearly a decade.

Papers:
007 Origins of the Indigenous Cultural Landscape Concept in the Chesapeake Watershed