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Archaeologists In Virginia Have Uncovered Long-Lost Native American Settlements Described By John Smith In 1608

Over 400 years ago, English explorer John Smith wrote of several Indigenous settlements along a river in modern-day Virginia.

Archaeologists find location of Native American villages noted by John Smith

Archaeologists have found what they say is proof of Native American villages mentioned by English explorer John Smith.
Archaeology

Evidence of Native American Villages Unearthed in Virginia

Live Science reports that artifacts unearthed in the Fones Cliffs area of Virginia’s Rappahannock River may provide evidence of a village described by English colonist John Smith, who was elected ...
ABC News

Sacred land returned to Native tribe in Virginia

More than 460 acres of land will be reacquisitioned. Tribal land in Virginia was returned to the Rappahannock Tribe during a celebration hosted by the Department of the Interior Friday. Interior ...
GBH

For Native Americans, an enduring spiritual connection to the land

For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline

It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment ...