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Pocahontas: The true story behind the Disney movie
Yahoo Movies UK· 8 months agoDisney's Pocahontas was based on true story of the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, a group of Algonquian-speaking...
A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records. Nearly a century...
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Patawomeck Indian Tribe has been fighting to gain federal recognition from the US government for...
Fact Check | What happened when Pilgrims met Native Americans?
Revolt via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNative American Girls Gather At Plymouth For Day Of Mourning in counterpoint to Pilgrims'...
8 Historical Moments More Important to Native Americans Than the 'First Thanksgiving'
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoClockwise from top left: A Pueblo boy with an eagle; Children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial...
Returning to the land: Virginia Indigenous groups want healthier lives, communities by owning and...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEmily Richardson leaned on her cane in her garden in Caroline County, watching granddaughter Jay...
Indian tribes awarded inaugural state grants to help keep their history alive
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Rappahannock and Chickahominy Indian tribes are two of 12 inaugural recipients to receive grants from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s Commonwealth History Fund. The grants are ...
Before Langley Air Force Base: The muddy history of Shellbanks, Sherwood and other plantations of...
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDetonations echoed across the Back River as dynamite planted under tree stumps liberated them from...
The Most Iconic Shoe Trends of the 1980s: From Jelly Shoes to Canvas Sneakers
Footwear News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoKeds, Reebok, Converse, Nike, Eastlands, Sperry, LA Gear and Timberland are just a few of the brands...
Ramapough Lenape chief: National park would be among 'most destructive things' since colonization
Pocono Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChief Vincent Mann is unequivocal in his position on turning Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area into a national park: It’s a destructive idea. Some reasons are more personal and cultural ...
Editorial: Reflecting on the role of indigenous people
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere has long been debate about America’s celebration of Columbus Day, which commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas and has been a federal holiday since 1937. Activists ...