Virginia Indian Heritage Program
A Partnership Between VFH and the Eight
State-Recognized Tribes of Virginia
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 resources for K-12 teachers have been created to enhance the newly revised Virginia Standards of Learning in the social studies curriculum.
- Overview of the New SOL Changes (PowerPoint)
- Get the Full Story - Press Release
- Teaching Respect for Native Peoples
08/03 - 08/07 - Richmond, VA The School of Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond is pleased to announce ... - Nansemond Tribe 21st Annual Powwow
08/15 - 08/16 - Suffolk, VA Wholesome family activities. Public welcome, free admission, free parking. Arts & craft... - 58th Annual Chickahominy Fall Festival & Powwow
09/26 - 09/27 - Charles City, VA The Chickahominy Indian Tribe invites you to the longest running annual powwow in ... - 11th Annual Rappahannock Tribe Powwow
10/10 - Indian Neck, VA The 11th Annual Rappahannock Tribal Powwow will feature Native drumming and dancing, Americ... - More Virginia Indian Events
View all the Virginia Indian Program events on the VFH Calendar.
- 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
A 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


