Tribal Truths
Indigenous communities in Virginia have listened to others tell our stories. Now it's our turn. We're debunking myths and legends with fact, teaching about tribal cultures and current issues. This is Tribal Truths.
The pilot episode and first season was produced with financial support from Virginia Humanities.
Latest Episodes
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Indigenous women lost their power to colonization. As keepers of ancestral stories, the Patawomeck Quilters are making sure that never happens again. -
During the Jim Crow Era, Indigenous children were forced to leave Virginia to get their diplomas.Support is provided by Virginia Humanities and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s Commonwealth History Fund presented by Dominion Energy. -
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Eel pots are a traditional eel trap made out of white oak splits that we’ve used for generations in our Tribe, in the Potomac Creek and along the Potomac River. -
I create story quilts and the story quilts are about our Tribe, our history, my personal life. -
Bertie Branham cooks cornbread, deer meat and squash on a stone over an open fire. -
The dreamcatcher as become a kind of universal symbol of Native American crafting and art. -
Tanya Stewart explains how she learned to make a bark bag and the steps involved. -
Deborah Wilkinson explains the legend behind the corn husk doll and how to make one. -
This is a complicated story of a history of white supremacy that tried to erase Indigenuity in Amherst County and how that carries forward today as Tribes in Virginia are left out of the permitting and decision process for development and other land disturbing uses throughout the state that affect ancestral lands and remains.This episode was made possible by a grant from Virginia Humanities.And a content warning: There are stories of trauma and racial slurs in this episode.
