American Indians in Virginia
Camilla Townsend wrote Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: The American Portraits Series, published by Hill and Wang. Helen Rountree is an expert on the Algonquian-speaking Indians of the Southeast whose books include Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown, published by University Press of Virginia. Paula Gunn Allen is the author of Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat, published by HarperSanFrancisco.
Panelists discussed the topic, “Myth, Legend, History, and Truth: The Representation and Misrepresentation of Virginia Indians.” The panel… read more
Panelists discussed the topic, “Myth, Legend, History, and Truth: The Representation and Misrepresentation of Virginia Indians.” The panel was introduced by David Bearinger and moderated by Suzan Shown Harjo.
Camilla Townsend wrote Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: The American Portraits Series, published by Hill and Wang. Helen Rountree is an expert on the Algonquian-speaking Indians of the Southeast whose books include Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown, published by University Press of Virginia. Paula Gunn Allen is the author of Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat, published by HarperSanFrancisco. close
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