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Native American Heritage Month: Additional Resources

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Land Acknowledgement

Hello from Hampton, Virginia, situated on the unceded, traditional,and ancestral lands of the Kecoughtans. I live, work and play as an uninvited guest on these beautiful lands with gratitude.

- A Land Acknowledgement from Gladys Smiley Bell, Peabody Librarian

National atlas. Indian tribes, cultures & languages (Source: LOC)

National atlas. Indian tribes, cultures & languages (Source: LOC)

Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.

Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.

Village of Supai - Part of the Grand Canyon National Park

Village of Supai - Part of the Grand Canyon National Park

Native Nations Rise March on Washington, March 10, 2017.

Native Nations Rise March on Washington, March 10, 2017.

 Photo source: https://festival.si.edu/blog/standing-rock-and-beyond-american-indians-on-the-move

Members of the Native American Women Warriors, a Pueblo, Colorado-based association of active and retired American Indians in U.S. military service, at a Colorado Springs Native American Inter Tribal Powwow and festival in that central Colorado city

Members of the Native American Women Warriors, a Pueblo, Colorado-based association of active and retired American Indians in U.S. military service, at a Colorado Springs Native American Inter Tribal Powwow and festival in that central Colorado city

Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/highsm.33448/?r=-0.386,-0.049,1.869,1.078,0

Federally Recognized Tribes in Virginia

There are 568 federally recognized tribes in the United States and even more in the entire continent of North America. Below is a list of tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia.  

Additional Resources

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