Browse Exhibits tagged "Nottoway of Virginia" (2 total)
Mantle: A State Tribute to Virginia Indians
Native peoples have lived in this land we know as Virginia for thousands of years. Despite hardships brought about by the loss of their land, language, and civil rights, many Virginia tribes persisted and their members have continued to contribute to the Commonwealth through agriculture, land stewardship, teaching, military and civic service, the arts, and other avenues.
In recognition of their lasting legacy and significance, as well as to ensure that the rich and inspiring stories of our Native peoples will endure, the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission was established with the purpose of erecting a permanent monument on Capitol Square in Richmond.
First Peoples of Virginia
This exhibit provides an historical and archaeological overview of Virginia's first peoples from earliest times until the Late Woodland era , the point of contact with English colonists in 1607. It also describes the three linguistic and cultural groups found in Virginia by the Woodland period.
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A Festive Dance
This watercolor by English artist John White shows a festive dance scene in Secotan, an Indian town in the Outer Banks region of present-day North Carolina. White visited the town in July 1585, when a great religious ceremony, perhaps connected to the corn harvest, was taking place. Indians from other towns had come for the event, "every man attyred in the most strange fashion they can devise…