Indigenous Peoples of Virginia

Tribes and Bands of Virginia
The following list of American Indians who have lived in Virginia has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians... and from Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Cherokee, Chickahominy, Ganawese, Iroquoi, Melungeon, Manahoac, Mattapony, Mehrrin, Monacan, Nahyssan, Nansemonds, Nottaway, Occaneechi, Pamunkey, Powhatan, Saponi, Shawnee, Shendo, Tutelo

Reservations

 * Mattapony Reservation: Tribes: Mattapony
 * Chickahominy Indian Tribe
 * Monacan Indian Tribe
 * Nansemond Indian Tribe
 * Pamunkey Reservation: State, Tribe: Pamunkey
 * United Rappahannock Tribe
 * Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe

Reference


 * Isaacs, Katherine M., editor. Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America. U.S. Data Sourcebook, Volume 11 Appendices. Bureau of Indian Affairs List of American Indian Reservations, Appendix E. Indian Reservations. Omnigraphics. Inc., 1991.

Indian Schools
The Office of Indian Affairs (now the Bureau of Indian Affairs) established a network of schools throughout the United States, beginning with Carlisle Indian School, established in 1879. Some of these schools were day schools, usually focusing on Indian children of a single tribe or reservation. Some were boarding schools which served Indian children from a number of tribes and reservations.

In addition, other groups such as various church denominations established schools specifically focusing on American Indian children. (read more...)

The following list of Indian Schools in Virginia has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs..., Hill's Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians , and others.


 * Hampton Institute

Other Repositories

 * John Hopkins University