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Virginia Indian Heritage Program

A Partnership Between VFH and the Eight
State-Recognized Tribes of Virginia

Workshop

Teaching Respect for Native Peoples

The School of Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond is pleased to announce this nationally recognized Oyate week-long workshop, August 3-7. 

Participants will view the "Beyond Jamestown" and "Family Portraits" exhibits, (sponsored by the Indian Heritage Program at VFH).  They will also meet Virginia Indian educators and hear first-hand experiences of contemporary Native people. More Info...

New Teacher Resources

New resources for K-12 teachers have been created to enhance the newly revised Virginia Standards of Learning in the social studies curriculum.

New Teacher Resources

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Heritage Trail Guide

Heritage Trail GuideA Guide to Virginia Indian Heritage Sites created in partnership with the VA Council on Indians.



Second Edition
now including:

  • A section on Virginia Indian archaeology by Dr. Jeffrey Hantman
  • New maps of tribal locations pre-contact & today
  • Updated calendar of 2008 events

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Photo: Sierra Adkins (Chickahominy) Photo by Robert Llewellyn, ©2006. First published in Empires in The Forest: Jamestown and the Beginning of America

 

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