Posts Tagged ‘native americans’
in Podcasts
March 20, 2012
Adopted by the Shawnee
Runaway slave Elizabeth found freedom, family, and equality when she was adopted into the Shawnee tribe. After ten years, she returned to slavery. Hope Smith shares the heartbreaking story behind this selfless act.
in Podcasts, What's New
January 24, 2011
New podcast: Where Pocahontas Pledged her Love
Ongoing excavations at James Fort reveal a surprising discovery: the site of the 1608 church where Pocahontas married John Rolfe. Chief Archaeologist Bill Kelso shares the excitement of rediscovery.
in What's New
September 30, 2010
Captain Tom Step: Nottoway Indian diplomat
Learn the remarkable story of Captain Tom Step, a Nottoway Indian who made a career as an emissary between the world he knew and the one the white man was creating in his native home.
September 23, 2010
Meet a Cherokee delegation in Williamsburg this weekend
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee re-enact an 18th-century “state visit” to the colonial capital as a tribal delegation portrays a Native American presence from the time period Saturday – Sunday, Sept. 25-26 for modern guests of Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area.
Guests may visit the Magazine yard “at the Camp of the Cherokee” to learn more about Cherokee diplomacy and culture during the colonial period. During Williamsburg’s 18th-century time as capital of Britain’s largest and wealthiest North American colony, Cherokee delegations traveled to Williamsburg regularly where they were honored and regarded as official envoys of sovereign nations to discuss trade and alliances.
A 1751 newspaper account reported “…they met in the evening at the Camp of the Cherokees; where making a large Fire, they danced round it, and concluded the Evening with Harmony and Chearfulness.”
Guests are encouraged to spend time “at the Camp of the Cherokee” 9:30 a.m. — noon and 2 — 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. Sunday. A Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket or Good Neighbor pass is required.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal, What's New
July 7, 2010
Read “The Indian War,” from the CW Journal
“What we didn’t learn was the fact that the American colonists that came here from the beginning were invading Indian soils and driving the Indians out of their land and committing massacres. The story that is not told in most American textbooks is the deceptions that were played on the Indians, the treaties that were made with them, the treaties that were then broken by the American government. It’s important to know that.”
Read more in the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
View a slideshow of images from this story.
in What's New
June 3, 2010
Cherokee Delegation Returns to Williamsburg
Witness an 18th-century state visit as a delegation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee re-enacts an official visit to the colonial capital Saturday – Sunday, June 5-6. Through the “Return of the Cherokee” weekend, the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s Warriors of Ani Kituwha follow in the footsteps of their ancestors.
When Williamsburg enjoyed prominence as capital of Britain’s largest and wealthiest North American colony, Cherokee delegations traveled to Williamsburg, where they were honored and regarded as official envoys of sovereign nations. See an original 1751 Virginia Gazette article about a visit from the Cherokee delegation. The story starts on page two, second column.
Chiefs Attakullakulla and Oconastota convened with their colonial counterparts to discuss a trade agreement, an alliance against Great Britain and to negotiate a boundary dispute. On several occasions after diplomatic exchanges, the Cherokee “favored the public with a dance…where a considerable number of spectators…were agreeably entertained.”
“Return of the Cherokee” is presented as part of Colonial Williamsburg’s American Indian Initiative in partnership with the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the Cherokee Historical Association.
View all Return of the Cherokee events for the June 5-6 weekend.
Plan your visit to Colonial Williamsburg.
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