NewsThe Chiefest Town
At the confluence of the James and Rivana Rivers in Virginia sits a Monacan site. Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham walks us through the site of what was once the village …
NewsRemembering Karenne Wood
With great sadness we share with you news that Karenne Wood, director of our Virginia Indian Programs, former Board member, and dear friend passed away Sunday morning. We were blessed …
NewsStories of the Peaks
Susan Bratton is Professor of Environmental Studies and a Fellow of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. This fall, Bratton is a Virginia Humanities …
NewsRecognizing Virginia Indians
Six Virginia Indian tribes recently gained federal recognition, bringing to seven the number of Virginia Indian tribes acknowledged by the United States government. The recognition is the result of a …
NewsAt the Common Table
Jamie S. Ross is the director of Red Dirt Productions and a non-residential Fellow at VFH. She’s working on a film, At the Common Table, that traces the history of …
NewsPrisoners of History
On Friday March 17, 2017 Karenne Wood, director of Virginia Indian programs at Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, delivered the keynote lecture at a conference in London marking the 400th anniversary of …
NewsThe Lost Art of Cherokee Letterpress
In 2009, VFH fellow and book artist Frank Brannon, began work with the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts in Cherokee, Norther Carolina, to revitalize the nearly lost art of Cherokee letter press printing. Now, he talks about his with the Cherokee community, as well as history of the Cherokee written language itself.
NewsCelebrating Corn
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we share this poem by Karenne Wood, director of Virginia Indian Programs at VFH.
NewsInterview with Karenne Wood – Virginia Women in History
Karenne Wood talks to WTJU’s Emily Richardson about being named an outstanding woman in Virginia history.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Stephen Adkins
VFH Board member Stephen Adkins served on the school board for Charles City County where he became aware of a void in the way the story of Virginia Indians was told in Virginia history classrooms.
NewsA Conversation with Karenne Wood
Karenne Wood, a member of the Monacan Indian Nation and director of VFH’s Virginia Indian Heritage Program is transforming the way we talk about Native identity.
