See also related pages: U. S. History to 1877 and Native Americans
Page Index
GeneralFrom the Ice Age to the 16th Century [Written for Younger Readers]
Maps
The Amonsoquath
The Assateague Peoples of Virginia, Maryland & Delaware
The Cherokees
The Chickahominy Tribe
The Chesapeake Indians
The Dogues
Haliwa-Saponi
The Monacans
The Manahoacs
The Mattaponi
The Meherrin
The Melungeons (Tennessee)
The Nahyssan
The Nansemond
The Nanticokes
The Nottoways
The Occaneechi
The Pamunkey
The Pocomoke
The Powhatan Indians
Powhatan Renape Nation [Rappahannocks]
The Shakori
The Shawnee
The Tutelo
The Warraskoyak
Roanoke Colony
Jamestown
Captain John Smith
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Opechancanough
William Byrd
Natural History
Historical Documents
Directories
Government Agencies
Virginia Pow Wows
Lesson Plans
Other Eastern Woodland Tribes: Southeast
Other Eastern Woodland Tribes: Northeast
Eastern Woodland Indians : Juvenile & Professional Bibliographies
References & Bibliography
See also [Native Americans] [U.S. History to 1877. Virginia's Fifth Grade Curriculum]
General
Resources
The
Library of Virginia. Research Notes: Using Native American Resource
Sources
A Brief History of the Indian Tribes of Virginia
Chronology
of Indian Activity From Colonial National Historical Park
Thomas
Jefferson Papers: Virginia Records Timeine, 1600-1609
A
Biography of America: English Settlement From Annenberg/CPB
Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Virginia. Chapter 11
The Contact Period for Virginia Indians
Names and Places in Henrico County
Native
American Religion in Early America From National Humanities
Center
Old Muddy James and the Flow of History
From the Ice Age to the 16th
Century [Written for Younger Readers]
How Did the Native
Americans
Come to the Americas?
How Do We Know about the Early
Indians?
Virginia Indians before 10,000
Years Ago [Before 8,000 B.C.]
Virginia
Indians from 3,000
to 10,000 Years Ago [8,000 B.C. - 1,000 B. C.]
Virginia Indians from 1,000 to
3,000 years ago [1,000 B. C. - 1,000 A. D.]
Maps
Native
American Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks Map by
William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution, 1967. Use the Tribe
Finder to locate where a specific tribe lived.
The Amonsoquath
The Amonsoquath A branch
of
the Virginia Cherokees.
The Assateague Peoples of
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
The Assateague
Peoples of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Home page of a tribal
group of local people with American Native blood in their heritage--also
known as the Kickotanks or the Great Assateagues; history; goals; pow
wows; events; questions & answers; more.
Peace Treaty
Between The Assateague and Pocomoke Indians and Charles Calvert,
Governor of Maryland 1722 Text of treaty
The Assateague
Indians : What Became of Them? Article from Ocean City Life-Saving Station
Museum
Chincoteague
Chamber of
Commerce Under Chincoteague Island, Early Settlement some brief
information; a copy of the will of
Emperor Waskawampe from 1656 is at Assateague
History Notes .
The Cherokees
Virginia's Native American
Tribes: The Cherokee
The Chickahominy
Tribe
Virginia's Indian
Tribes. The Chickahominy From Tribes of
Virginia; Includes Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy; Current
information on the tribe
The Tribes of the Chickahominy Article from New Kent_Charles City_West Point Guide
The Chesapeake Indians
Native
Virginians
The Chesapeake Indians Excavations at Great Neck Peninsula.
Burial
Site Sought for Excavated Remains of Chesapeake Indians Article
from Virginia Pilot, 1995.
Assateague Peoples
of
Virginia, Reburial of Chesapeake Indians in Virginia Beach From
Richmond Times Dispatch
Native
Virginians Chapter 1 of A History of
Virginia Beach, Virginia from Virginia Beach Public Library
The Dogues
The Dogue
Indians Lived in Virginia and Maryland
Huntley Meadows Park. Fairfax County, VA
[Back to Top]
Haliwa-Saponi
Haliwa-Saponi
Tribe Home Page; descendants of the Saponi, Tuscarora and
Nansemond Peoples who now live in Halifax and Warren Counties of North
Carolina. [Note: Pop-up gambling advertising at this site]
Indians
of North America. Virginia Includes Saponi. By John R.
Swanton
The Monacans
Monacan Indian
Nation Home Page News, history, special events, more
The Monacan Some historical
information; for younger readers.
The Monacans Current
information on the tribe; from Virginia's Indian Tribes.
The Indian Tribes
of North America. Virginia Includes Monacans. by John R.
Swanton
The Indian Tribes
of North America. Virginia By John R. Swanton
The
Mattaponi
Mattaponi
Indian Reservation Home page; history of the reservation;
fish
hatchery; more. Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow, Chief
Mattaponi Tribe
Information on the tribe; from Virginia's Indian Tribes
The Upper Mattaponi
Tribe Current information; from Virginia's Indian Tribes
The
Meherrin
The Indian Tribes
of North America Includes the Meherrin. By John R. Swanton
Tennessee Melungeons
Melungeon
Heritage Association
Melungeon
Heritage Page Many links
The
Nahyssans
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes the Nahyssans. By John R. Swanton
The Nansemond
The Nansemond Official
website of the Nansemond Indian Tribal Association
The Nansemond Indian
Tribal Association Home page; history; Tribal Cultural Center; Pow
Wow News; Contact the tribe. Barry "Big Buck" Bass, Chief
The Nansemonds
Current information; from Virginia's Indian Tribes
The
Nanticokes
Mitsawoket,
A Native American Community in 17th Century Delaware
Huge file is slow loading. Heite Report traces race relations; Some
information on
the Nanticokes of Virginia
Along the Indian
River Why the Nanticokes now live in Delaware. Q&A. From Global Classroom.
The
Nottoways
Inventory
and Assessment of Human Remains from the Hand Site (44SN22), Southampton
County, Virginia, in the National Museum of Natural History
Some tribes have sought the remains of their people held in museum
collections from excavations. The National Museum of the American
Indian Act (PL 101-185) has recquired tht museums prove and inventory
and assessment of human reamin in their collections. This is a report
from the National Museum of Natural History.
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes Nottoways. By John R. Swanton
The
Occaneechi (Saponi)
Occaneechi Band of the
Saponi
Nation - Official Site History; Tutelo-Saponi; Occaneechi Town;
Events
The Saponi Article by
Swanton History
Indians
of North America. Virginia Includes the Occaneechi. By John R.
Swanton
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes the Saponi. By John R. Swanton
Occaneechi Indian
History
The
Occaneechi Occaneechi: Preserving the Old Ways. Storytelling
Saponi
Indian Heritage Tracing family history; brief tribal history
The Pamunkey
Pamunkey Indian Home
Page Official site of the tribe; Chief William P. Miles.
The Unofficial Pamunkey
Indian Homepage History, information on the reservation, shad
hatchery, museum & gift shop, tribal faces, news, issues, links.
The Pamunkey Current
information; from Virginia's Indian Tribes
The Pocomoke
Pocomoke Indian
Nation
The Powhatan Indians
Virginia's
Native American Tribes: The Powhatans [For Younger Readers]
The
Chesapeake World-System Trade, political/military,
ethnogeography
Warclubs
in the Protohistoric Southeast
Bibliography of
Powhatan Indians
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes Powhatans. By John R. Swanton
Powhatan Renape Nation [Rappahannocks]
Powhatan Renape Nation (New
Jersey) Includes descendants primarily of Virginia's
Rappahannocks and Delaware's Nanticokes. History, events, museum, story
of Pocahontas
Rappahannock Tribe
[Virginia] Information on the tribe
The Rapphannocks
Current information; from Virginia's Indian Tribes
The Shakori
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes Shakori. By John R. Swanton.
The Shawnee
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes the Shawnee. By John R. Swanton. See
also Indians of
North
America. Tennessee
United Tribe of Shawnee
Indians Home page
Shawnee
Literature Literature; Constitution of the United Tribe of
Shawnee Indians
The
Shawnee Some historical information on the Shawnees. From
First Nations
The Tutelo
Indians of North
America. Virginia Includes Tutelo. By John R. Swanton.
The
Warraskoyak
The
Warraskoyak Tribe From Isle
of
Wight Historical Review (UK)
Roanoke Colony
Fort Raleigh National
Historic Site Good historical information from the National Parks
Service.
First English Settlement in the New World History; from North
Carolina State Library
Manteo/Roanoke
Island, NC Includes brief information on the Raleigh
expedition.
Roanoke Island Fesival
Park Pictures, as replica of a 16th century sailing vessel;
costumes
"Lost
Colony" - Cittie of Ralegh - Capital of English America Article
and
commentary from Virginian-Pilot and commentary
Tales from the Coast
Collection of myths & legends; includes The Lost Colony and other
stories.
Jamestown
History
of Jamestown From Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities.
Virtual
Jamestown Research, teaching & learning project. From University
of Virginia
Jamestown
Timelines From Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities.
Researchers Say Drought Devastated Early
Colonies
Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities We found the fort! Looking
for the remains of the Jamestown Fort.
Jamestown
History Timelines; information on economy, politics; links; lots
of information.
Jamestowne Society
History; companies; ancestor search
John
Smith: The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia
(1612)
James
Fort Found From Archaeology
Journey
to Jamestown Excavating Jamestown from Archaeology
Colonial
Dry Spell Drought in the early colonial period. From
Archaeology
Jamestown's
First Lady Grave of Mistress Forrest, one of the first female
English colonists discovered. From Archaeology.
Jamestown
- Why Did the English Settle There? From Geography of Virginia.
Many links
Captain
John
Smith
Related pages: Colonial American Literature. Captain John
Smith
Captain John
Smith Biography; portrait. From Jamestown Rediscovery.
History
of the Northern Neck Includes some of Smith's exploration.
Bay
Journal. Article..."Pocahontas Remains a Legend"
Considerable biographical materials
Captain
John Smith Visits Cecil County Susquehannas (Susquehannocks)
Captain
John
Smith By Dennis Montgomery. Information including discussion of
the Pocahontas myth.
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Biography & portrait. From Jamestown Rediscovery.
Pocahontas Myth
The Powhatan Renape Nation's statement on the myth surrounding
Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. Visit the Powhatan Renape Nation.
The Real
Pocahontas Biography & review of the movie.
Bay
Journal...Article, "Pocahontas Remains a Legend"
Considerable biographical information
Pocahontas
Saves Captain John Smith [Engraving] From Library of Congress.
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John Rolfe
John
Rolfe Biography; colonial adventurer and husband of Pocahontas
John
Rolfe From Colonial National Historical Park
Bay
Journal...Article, "Pocahontas Remains a Legend" Has
biographical information
Opechancanough
Opechancanough
Information on Chief Powhatan's brother who
followed him as leader of the Powhatans.
Colonial
Days. Jamestown Some information. From Discovery
William Byrd
The
British
America; William Byrd in Two Worlds History of Virginia colony;
Virginia timelines; Bacon's Rebellion. See also William Byrd
Home Page
William
Byrd and the History of the Dividing Line (Lesson Plan)
Natural
History
Native
Tech Native American Technology
Historical
Documents
Treaty Between
Virginia And The Indians, 1677 Text of the treaty
Tributary
Indians of Virginia in 1670 List of tribes and number of bowmen
or hunters
Thomas
Hariot's A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of
Virginia E-text. Thomas Hariot served as historian of
Raleigh's
first English Colony in 1585. His journal forms one of our primary
resources about this period. Difficullt to read online. Academic and
public libraries may have facsimilies available.
Geography of Virginia
Extensive information on natural features, economy, history, natural
history
Mapping
Virginia Extensive resources including early maps and information
on Native Americans. From
Geography
of Virginia page.
Geography
of Virginia. Counties Counties that have disappeared; how
counties got started; how they were named. From Geography of
Virginia
"Instructions
for the Virginia Colony, 1606"
"The
First Virginia Charter" (April 10, 1606
"The
Second Virginia Charter" (May 23, 1609)
"The
Third Virginia Charter" (March 12, 1612)
"An
Ordinance and Constitution of the Virginia Company" (24 July
1621
Peace
Treaty Between the Assateague and Pocomoke Indians and Charles Calvert,
Governor of Maryland 1722 Text; from Ocean City Life-Saving Station
Museum
Virginia's
Counties Map To locate today's counties in Virginia
The
North American Indian--The Disappearance of the Race A Popular
Fallacy Article written by J. Worden Pope in 1896. Pope argues
that the population decline of Native Americans was a fallacy. From
University of Virginia Electronic Text Center.
Directories
Virginia Counil on
Indians From Virginia Information Providers Network
(VIPNet)
Government
Agencies
Bureau of
Indian Affairs Mission, programs, federally recognized tribes,
maps, statistics, more
Virginia Pow
Wows
Virginia Pow
Wows From Native Audio
Lesson Plans
History of Virginia Indians. Lesson
Plans Social studies, science, language arts, art, technology,
curricula, and adult education/professional development resources
Other Eastern Woodland Tribes:
The Southeast
North Carolina's
First Colonists: 12,0000 Years Before Roanoke Early history
Other Eastern Woodland Tribes:
The Northeast
First
People of Maryland's Eastern Shore The Accohannock Tribe
(Maryland)sponsors a festival each year which includes Virginia's tribes.
Videotape on culture of Eastern Woodland Indians available.
The
Susquehannock Short history of the Susquehannock Indians of
Maryland, enemies of Virginia's Powhatans.
Delaware [Lenape]
Tribe of Indians Home page of the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian
people of Delaware. Information and excellent pictures.
Eastern Woodland Indians of the
Southeast :
Juvenile & Professional Bibliographies
Selected
References on the Indians of Virginia, The District of Columbia, and
Maryland
"Indian
Virginians" A Resource Guide From Library of Virginia
Indians of the Southeast : Juvenile & Professional
Bibliography By Wendy Lanehart & Inez Ramsey
Eastern Woodland Indians of the Northeast :
Bibliography By Inez Ramsey
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian: Cherokee and Southeastern Indians Primarily adult
titles with general books on the Southeastern Indians, as well as the
Cherokee
Archaeology
: Juvenile Bibliography By Inez Ramsey
Chesapeake Bay : Juvenile
Bibliography By Inez Ramsey
The Cherokee Indians By Inez
Ramsey
References & Bibliography
References and Bibliography
Credits: Picture of a
Powhatan brave from Thomas Harriot's
Journal. Courtesy of the
British Museum.
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