Members of Virginia tribes that count Pocahontas among their ancestors say her name shouldn’t be used for political gain. The comments came a day after President Donald Trump referred to Massachusetts ...
Traditions of Virginia Native Tribes are front and center at the Pocahontas Festival. At the Gloucester Pocahontas Festival we take a look at the challenges and successful strides made by Virginia ...
Reporting from PAMUNKEY RESERVATION, Va.Reporting from PAMUNKEY RESERVATION, Va. — The tidal river that surrounds this spit of scrubby land has long functioned like a moat that rises and falls through ...
On March 21, 1617, a 21-year-old woman from Virginia’s Pamunkey tribe died at Gravesend, England. She went by many names—Matoaka, Amonute, and, at her passing, Rebecca—but she’s best remembered today ...
GRAVESEND, England – American Indians from Virginia traveled to the burial place of Pocahontas on Friday as part of celebrations marking next year’s 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the ...
Werowocomoco was ruled by Chief Powhatan at the time of Jamestown colony%27s founding Virginia%27s governor will give site conservation protection Archaeologists have uncovered location of a longhouse ...
WASHINGTON – Pocahontas over Robert E. Lee? Yes, Virginia, you do have a choice. Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee last year, suggested Sunday his home state should take a ...