VS.2g

Identifying and locating the current state-recognized tribes.

TEACHER BACKGROUND RESOURCES

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

• More Than Arrowheads American Indian Content in the 2008 SOL
  The revised 2008 History and Social Science Standards of Learning reflect new content for studying the native peoples of Virginia, past and present. Karenne Wood presented this session at the 44th Annual Conference for Social Studies Educators in October 2008. CLICK HERE for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.
  
  
• Virginia Indians Past and Present
  A variety of online resources for instruction on American Indian content, past and present, is presented in this PowerPoint presentation. This was presented during a session at the 44th Annual Conference for Social Studies Educators in October 2008. CLICK HERE for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.

WEB SITES

• http://indians.vipnet.org/tribes/index.cfm
  The Virginia Council on Indians provides background information on the eight state-recognized tribes.
  
  
• http://virginiaindians.pwnet.org/
  This resource about Virginia's first people, past and present, contains resources for Virgnia teachers.
  
  
• http://www.virginiaplaces.org/nativeamerican/index.html
  This site contains excellent information about the "real first families of Virginia."
  
  
• http://www.wm.edu/AIRC/
  This Web site was created by the American Indian Resource Center located in the Department of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
  
  
• http://www.virginiaplaces.org/regions/fallshape.html
  How the fall line shaped Powhatan's empire is the focus of this Web site.