From Barter,To Buffer,To Be
Grants
Exhibit exploring Nottoway of Virginia Indian Life, from pre-Jamestown to the present day was supported with a recent VFH grant to the Virginia Nottoway Indian Circle & Square Foundation.
Continue Reading »Humanities at Work
Applying the humanities to contemporary human questions.
Exploring: Virginia Indians
A Short History of Virginia Indians
Encyclopedia Virginia
Encyclopedia Virginia‘s Brendan Wolfe provides a refresher on the history of Virginia Indians, in celebration of the launch of the Virginia Indian Archive. (Above image, Susie P. Nelson photographed by Frederick Johnson)
Continue Reading »Poetry Reading: Karenne Wood and Allison Hedge Coke
Virginia Indian Program
VFH’s Karenne Wood, director of the Virginia Indian Program and member of the Monacan Nation, will lead a poetry reading exploring themes of Native American heritage. She will be accompanied by poet Allison Hedge Coke.
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With Good Reason
Think you know a lot about early America? You may be surprised. Tune in to this episode of With Good Reason to hear about literacy in American Indian communities, the not-so-lawless Virginia frontier, and the sounds of early America.
Continue Reading »Recognizing Indians in the 21st Century
Fellowships
When it first opened in 2004, the National Museum of the American Indian promised to usher in a new understanding between Indian and settler cultures in the U.S. Yet, the public response has been mixed. VFH Fellow Monika Siebert examines why that is.
More Information »2nd Annual American Indian Fair
Virginia Indian Program
Join VFH’s Karenne Wood at Charlottesville’s Random Row bookstore for the second annual American Indian Fair on Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature crafts, poetry, seminars, independent films, workshops, traditional dress and fry bread.
Continue Reading »Past Silences
Virginia Indian Program
Stories are made of silences. What the writers of stories—of history—believe to matter becomes the narrative, and what they think doesn’t matter is excluded.
Continue Reading »Lynchburg Community Dialogue on Race and Racism
Karenne Wood will speak at at a panel discussion at the Lynchburg Public Library on October 8 as part of Lynchburg’s ongoing Community Dialogue on Race and Racism.
Continue Reading »Faith through Art: American Indian Sacred Objects for Sale
Virginia Indian Program
Karenne Wood will host a presentation at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, VA on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. Wood will speak on “Faith through Art: American Indian Sacred Objects for Sale”.
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