A growing number of heritage studies scholars critique top-down approaches to cultural sites of global significance. International and state organizations, they explain, eschew locals’ concerns. We consider the Parc National Historique, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Haiti, Milot. Writers have produced a history that is hierarchical and nationalistic in ideological tone, which policy makers circulate when promoting the Parc. In so doing, they elide the past roles and present-day concerns of Milot’s residents, who have lived in these structures’ shadows for generations. To access them, our ethnographic work documents a vernacular culture-history, which shares common ground with official interests and departs in important ways. Incongruities in practice and discourse stem from locals’ understanding of heritage (eritaj) and experiences of instability (enstabilite). The validation of vernacular concerns makes for a comprehensive understanding of the past. It may also create collaborative opportunities between the community and national (or international) organizations, which can safeguard Haitian patrimony and alleviate socio-economic instabilities.

越来越多的遗产研究学者批评自上而下的方法对具有全球意义的文化遗址。他们解释说，国际和州组织避免了当地人的担忧。我们考虑Parc National Historique，这是位于米洛特海地的联合国教科文组织世界遗产。作家创造了一段历史上的意识形态等级主义和民族主义历史，政策制定者在推广Parc时会加以传播。这样一来，他们就消除了米洛特居民过去的角色和如今的担忧，他们几代人一直生活在这些建筑的阴影中。要访问它们，我们的人种志研究记录了白话文化历史，它与官方利益有着共同的基础，并以重要的方式离开。实践和话语上的不一致性源于当地人对遗产的理解（eritaj）和不稳定性（稳定剂）的经验。对白话问题的验证使人们对过去有了全面的了解。它还可能在社区和国家（或国际）组织之间创造合作机会，从而可以维护海地的遗产，减轻社会经济的不稳定。