Late Nights: Words Matter & Untold History with Monacan Indian Nation Elder Victoria Ferguson

Name: Late Nights: Words Matter & Untold History with Monacan Indian Nation Elder Victoria Ferguson
Start: 2025-10-03T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-03T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 110 Salem Avenue, SE, Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24011

Schedule

Fri Oct 03 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

110 Salem Avenue, SE, Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24011 | Roanoke, VA

Join us for this special night to explore one of the Museum’s newest exhibitions, "Words Matter & Untold History."
We’ll be joined by Victoria Ferguson, an enrolled citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation. She will share the lived experiences of her great aunt, Mary Margaret Persinger, who detailed her life in journals from 1910-1912 living in rural Virginia.
Victoria will speak from 6:30-7:30 pm and registration is encouraged. The galleries will be open 5-9 pm.
The evening is free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of our Late Nights sponsors, Foot Levelers, Blue Ridge Beverage, MKB, Realtors, and Lightning Ninja, LLC.
About "Words Matter & Untold History":
"Words Matter" underscores the richness and diversity of contemporary Indigenous experiences, highlighting artists who combine text and image.
"Untold History" highlights Indigenous comic book artists, writers, and illustrators who meld contemporary pop culture with rich heritage and identity within visual storytelling.
The inclusion of contemporary works such as beading, clothing, pottery, and basketry reflects the vitality and resilience of Monacan culture, illustrating both continuity with longstanding traditions and the innovation of artists working today.
[Featured image: "Medicine Lodge,"1997, Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe, Sandy Bay First Nation, born 1947), lithograph. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Funds provided by Margaret A. and C. Boyd Clarke and Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund, 2020.158]