In 1990, former President George H. W. Bush declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month — now National Native American Heritage Month.

The second Monday in October is recognized as a federal holiday, Columbus Day. Since the 1970s, this day has also been observed as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in many parts of the country.

Colonial Williamsburg is offering a chance to dig into history with archaeologists from across Virginia on Nov. 16 at its ...

The event is free. “Monacan Messages” will feature Assistant Chief Lou Branham sharing the history of the Monacan people, Monacan dancers, a drummer and singer, and Native American stories. It will ...

The possession of eagle feathers is restricted by federal law. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi follows the flight of these birds' ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — Oct.14 is federally recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day. Indigenous communities existed long before European settlers arrived in the Shenandoah Valley. However ...

Danielle Badra wanted to create something that would last well past her time as poet laureate of. The answer was a collective ...

But people tend to be fastidious ... His baggy suits (“Made in London while he’s in New York,” comments a Monacan critic) are always worn with a blue shirt and blue tie.