Kody Grant, Colonial Williamsburg’s American Indian Initiative lead interpreter, has spent much of his career breaking down that dichotomy and humanizing Native American people through research, historical interpretation and education.

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...

UVAToday article by Alice Berry An earthy, herbal, sweet scent wafted out of the teaching kitchen inside the Department of Student Health and Wellness at the University of Virginia on a recent afternoon. That fragrant aroma surrounded students, faculty and staff gathered in front of hot plates to...

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...

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...

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.

Significantly fewer Native students have headed to higher education in the past 12 years. That’s part of a broader national trend — National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data show a steady decline in the overall number of American students entering higher education since 2012 — but the drop...

A group of Native entrepreneurs, organizers and representatives from tribal enterprises will join the First Nations Trade Mission trip to visit with Indigenous Australians to open talks about trade opportunities and information exchange. The Trade Mission will send 10 delegates from a cross-section...