UVA Today, by Alice Berry Kody Grant, as UVA’s first tribal liaison, will work to better bridge the gap between the University and Virginia tribes while also encouraging Native American students to pursue education at UVA.

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...

UVA Today, by Alice Berry , vfu6kd@virginia.edu . The REDress Project, launched in 2010 by the mixed-ancestry Métis artist Jamie Black, honors Indigenous victims in the United States and Canada. REDress has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institutes’ National Museum of the American Indian, the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The University of Virginia hosted its first powwow since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Native tribes from all along the east coast came together to celebrate their culture and show that they are still here.