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Upcoming Virginia Powwows

News: September 06, 2023
A powwow is a time for tribes to gather with one another and the public, providing a vibrant display of Native cultures. In Virginia, most powwows are held between May and October and are opportunities to engage with the Commonwealth’s diverse tribal nations. Tribal citizens enjoy powwows as a time...

Talking About Indigenous Studies: Perspectives from Africa and the Americas

Events: Friday, Jan 20, 2023, 10:00am -Friday, Jan 20, 2023, 03:00pm
Native American and Indigenous Studies is a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field with arguably two elements at its core: the use of place-based methodologies and a commitment to decolonizing scholarship that serves Indigenous communities. What do these elements mean in different world regions and...

Sacred Memories Recalling Garifuna Women Methods of Belonging

Events: Friday, Mar 28, 2025, 12:00pm -Friday, Mar 28, 2025, 10:00pm
In honor of Garifuna Heritage Month (March 11-April 12), join us for a two-day symposium honoring Garifuna intellectual history. Black and Indigenous Feminist Future Institute Post-doctoral-Fellow Dr. Daisy E. Guzman Nuñez aims to create a hemispheric discourse on Garifuna women and memory. With...

Land, Law & Indigenous Resilience

Events: Friday, Mar 21, 2025, 11:00am -Friday, Mar 21, 2025, 06:30pm
https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/events/future-making-land-law-and-indigenous-resilience

NAIS Minor

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Undergraduates can take 2 required courses and 4 electives to earn a Minor in Native American Indigenous Studies from the Department of American Studies. Requirements for the Minor can be found here. Program contact: Kasey Jernigan, kj2wz@virginia.edu. Assistant Professor of Anthropology & American...

Monacan Indian Nation Saves Historic Capital at Rassawek from Destruction

News: March 16, 2022
PALMYRA, VA – March 16, 2022 – The Monacan Indian Nation today celebrates the selection of an alternative route for the construction of the James River Water Authority (JRWA) water withdrawal and pipeline, which will avoid destroying the Monacan historic capital of Rassawek. Read the press release...

After 350 years, the Rappahannock Tribe Gets Land Back

News: April 02, 2022
by JENNA KUNZE - On Friday, the Rappahannock Tribe celebrated a historic win: the reacquisition of 465 acres of their ancestral homeland at Fones Cliffs, a sacred stretch of bluffs on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia. “We have worked for many years to restore this...

American Indian College Fund 200-Mile Cycle Challenge

Events: Sunday, May 01, 2022, 12:00am -Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 11:59pm
The American Indian College Fund is kicking off its Facebook 200-Mile Cycle Challenge on May 1. The fundraiser benefits the College Fund’s mission to give Native students better access to higher education. Those who sign up will challenge themselves to bike 200 miles by the end of May. Participants...