Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Blank Space: Mapping the Unknown
How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....
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Virginia Foundation for the Humanities: Virginia Indian Heritage Trail [Pdf]
This 92-page guide has accurate information on tribes and sites in Virginia. It has tribal histories, biographies of well-known historical figures, photographs, and suggested readings.
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Petition of the Meherrin Indians
A lesson exploring the steps taken by the Meherrin Indians in Virginia to try to protect their lands from encroaching colonists
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Museum of History and Culture: Early Images of Virginia Indians
A collection of images of early Virginia Indians that includes information on interpreting the images and shows fanciful images that were not historically accurate.
California Digital Library
Escholarship Editions: Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians
An exhaustive discussion of Virginia Roediger's 1941 book, "Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians: Their Evolution, Fabrication, and Significance in the Prayer Drama", that studies in depth the Pueblo Indians; their history, social...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature
List of "Must read," multicultural literature for the adolescent reader. The books are categorized by the culture that they represent and by reading level. An excellent resource for teachers and students alike.
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Virginia Indians in the Twentieth Century
In this activity, students examine how the annual payment of tribute to the governor by some of Virginia's Indians attest to their continuing presence. This is a tradition that was established in 1646.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Old Indian Legends
A collection of Indian legends, compiled by author Zitkala-Sa. Fourteen legends are presented in electronic form by the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia
Divide and Conquer: The "Indian Experiment" at Hampton Institute
An article about the inclusion of Native Americans in the student body at Hampton Institute, an African American training school which arose during Reconstruction.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Pawnee Legend: The Medicine Grizzly Bear
Full text of the traditional Pawnee legend "The Medicine Grizzly Bear."
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West Virginia University: A Summary of Native American Religions
This is an excellent introduction to Native American religious beliefs and practices. Includes an explanation of the major Native American Religions and their history. Site is extensive and exclusively text-based.
A&E Television
History.com: The Native American Chief Who Drove Out Spanish Colonists and Nearly Expelled the English
In the summer of 1561, Spanish explorers abducted Opechancanough, a Powhatan Indian youth from the Chesapeake Bay tidewater region and brought him to the royal court of Spain. The kidnapping set off a chain of events that would alter the...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
Texas A&M University
Center for the Study of the First Americans: Cactus Hill Site, Virginia
Pictures of the Cactus Hill paleo-Indian site in Virginia show the site itself and artifacts from the pre-Clovis and Clovis periods of time. There is no commentary about the pictures other than a caption.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Literature of Exploration
Had history taken a different turn, the United States easily could have been a part of the great Spanish or French overseas empires. Its present inhabitants might speak Spanish and form one nation with Mexico, or speak French and be...
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
History Is Fun: Jamestown Questions and Answers [Pdf]
This document presents important questions about the Jamestown settlement, along with detailed answers. Topics include the Native American Powhatan Indians and their interactions with the settlers, the purpose of creating the settlement...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Fort Raleigh: The Roanoke Voyages: A Mystery Story for Young People
The history of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island is told in story form. It tells of the conflict between England and Spain to establish a foothold in the New World, the voyages arranged by Sir Walter Raleigh, the establishment of a...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Captain John Smith
Biographical detail on American hero, John Smith, who was a leader of the Jamestown Colony.