Virginia Indian Heritage Program
A Partnership Between VFH and the Eight
State-Recognized Tribes of Virginia
VFH is pleased to announce that the Virginia Indian Heritage Program has been awarded the 2009 Helen & Martin Schwartz Prize by the Federation of State Humanities Councils.
- More on the Schwartz Prize
- Award-Winning VA Indian Heritage Program Makes a Difference for Educators - Press Release
A Guide to Virginia Indian Heritage Sites created in partnership with the VA Council on Indians.
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Experience an "Indian Summer" and sample the rich culture of the Virginian Indian tribes at these events.
- Nottoway 4th Annual Powwow
09/18 - 09/19 - Surry, VA Dancing, arts & crafts, Native cooking, storytelling. Admission $5 adults. For informatio... - Thunder on the Bay American Indian Festival
09/18 - Hampton, VA A Celebration of Song and Dance. FREE Admission & parking! Featuring some of the best drums and... - Chickahominy 59th Annual Powwow
09/25 - 09/26 - Providence Forge, VA Lots of family fun! Dancing, drumming, foods, arts. For info call 804-966-2448... - Rappahannock Indian Powwow
10/09 - Indian Neck, VA Family fun--dancing, drumming, arts, foods. Call 804-769-0260 for information. - More Virginia Indian Events
View all the Virginia Indian Program events on the VFH Calendar.
- Virginia Indian Heritage on With Good Reason Radio - Listen
- Sacajawea Plaque Dedication - View slideshow
- Warriors in Uniform: Native American Veterans - Virginia Festival of the Book
- Beyond Jamestown - Teacher's Institute on VA Indians, June 23-27, 2008
- VFH Radio's "Encounter" - Five radio reports about Virginia Indians today
- How! & Other Approaches to American Indians - 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book Audio
Photo: Sierra Adkins (Chickahominy) Photo by Robert Llewellyn, ©2006. First published in Empires in The Forest: Jamestown and the Beginning of America


