NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Department of Interior granted federal recognition to a Virginia Indian tribe for the first time on Thursday, more than 400 years after the first permanent English settlers ...

John Smith and the English colonists sailed up a river they dubbed the James in 1607 and saw a vast, empty wilderness, nothing but “faire meddowes and goodly tall Trees.” The New World. Just out of ...

From the beginning, planners of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement wanted the participation of Virginia's eight Native American tribes. But things were shaky from the start -- the ...

UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced on Jan. 29 that President Donald Trump has signed into law H.R. 984, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.

Proceeds from the first two days of gaming at The Interim Gaming Hall made up a donation of more than $92,000 to the Foodbank ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X During Jamestown Settlement’s Indigenous Arts Day, the Red Crooked Sky American Indian Dance ...

Up a winding six miles of a narrow two-lane road just off Route 29 in Amherst County, the Monacan Nation lies tucked in a mountain hollow. It's not easy to find, this premiere destination along the ...

SUFFOLK, Va (WAVY) — Two Virginia tribes are set to receive about more federal COVID relief funds – one million to both the Chickahominy and Nansemond tribal nations. The funds, from the U.S.

Brad Hatch takes pride in his work as a Patawomeck Indian Tribe master eel pot maker. When Hatch works to weave split white oak into baskets used to capture the slippery creatures, he’s helping ...

As the 400th anniversary of the English arrival in Jamestown approaches, descendants of the Virginia Indian tribes who helped the colonists survive are seeking recognition from the federal government.