Indigenous People of Virginia's Interior
Schedule
Tue, 23 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg | Blacksburg, VA
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Join an illuminating exploration of the cultural traditions and leadership roles of the Eastern Woodland peoples of Virginia’s interior at the Lyric Theatre. The doors open at 6PM and the presentation begins at 7PM.
About Victoria Ferguson:
Victoria Ferguson is an enrolled member of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia. She is a graduate of Marshall University and has a background in researching science methodologies to support historical information. Victoria has spent 25 years seeking first-person documentation and archaeological information to help explain and support theories on the daily living habits of the Yesáh (Eastern Siouan) populations up through the early European colonization period. She has written and presented work at Virginia Tech, Washington and Lee University, Sweet Briar College, James Madison University, and several archaeological conferences. Victoria has coordinated lectures ranging from Dietary Health, Textiles/craftmanship, Indigenous Matriarchy, Enslaved Communities of Color in Virginia, to even Soil Health and Environmental Justice. Miss Vicky was one of two founding elders who cultivated the establishment of Virginia Tech Indigenous Community Garden in 2014 and was responsible for seed-saving many of the Yesáh heirlooms. She works to share and pass her knowledge when it comes to seed-keeping and tending rare heirlooms to the Indigenous community at Virginia Tech alongside sharing her knowledge of craftsmanship.
Event Co-sponsors:
VT Department of History
VT Indigenous Studies Program
VT Ati: Wa:oki Indigenous Community Center
Radford University Department of Anthropology
Radford University Connected Communities
Historic Smithfield
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Where is it happening?
The Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
