The Virginia Indian Heritage Program at VFH is helping to redress centuries of historical omission, exclusion, and misrepresentation. It creates opportunities for Virginians of all ages, as well as visitors to the state, to learn about the history and cultures of Virginia Indian people and communities, past and present.
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Cooking in Early Virginia Indian Society
Early Virginia Indians hunted, fished, and collected wild grains and berries, which they prepared in various ways. Meats were roasted, while grains and tubers were pounded into ashcakes and then baked.
Pocahontas
Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, paramount chief of an alliance of Virginia Indians in Tidewater Virginia.
Early Virginia Indian Education
Early Virginia Indian boys and girls were expected to absorb the community's values, including stoicism in the face of hardship, and master the skills necessary to survive and thrive.
Encounter
Originally aired as five separate features, this series radio reports explores the lives of Virginia Indians today.
How! and Other Approaches to American Indians
American Indian historians and authors Gabrielle Tayac (Meet Naiche) and Karenne Wood (Markings on Earth) discuss ways in which American Indians have been marginalized through history, through the construction of their histories by non-Native scholars, and through the perpetuation of stereotypes in Hollywood, museums, and among the general public.