Photograph of the American Indian Forum, Blacksburg, Va, around 2000 or 2001. From left to right: Jeff Corntassel, Prof. Political Science and Oklahoma Cherokee, Sam Cook, Coordinator of American Indian Studies at Virginia Tech, Myra Gordon,…
Photograph of the American Indian Forum, Blacksburg, Va, around 2000 or 2001. From left to right: Sydelle Stewart, Chickahominy, Powhatan Red Cloud Owen, Chickahominy/Mohawk, Stephen Adkins, Chickahominy Chief, Reeva Tilley, Rappahannock, Chair,…
Photograph of the American Indian Forum, Blacksburg, Va, around 2000 or 2001. From left to right: Deborah Littlewing Moore, Pamunkey, Debbie Stuart, Jay Stauss, S'Klall, Director of American Indian Studies, Univ. of Arizona, Karenne Wood, Monacan,…
Photograph of the American Indian Forum, Blacksburg, Va, around 2000 or 2001. From left to right: George Whitewolf, Monacan, Elizabeth Fine, Chair of Humanities, Virginia Tech, Deborah Littlewing Moore, Pamunkey
Photograph of participant at Columbus Day Protest; another participant in background holds a protest sign that reads "Celebration of Survival", possibly from October 2001
Photograph of participants at Columbus Day Protest by tent; one holds a sign that reads "Celebration of Survival! [drawing of three birds] Indigenous Peoples Day", possibly from October 2001
Photograph of participants at Columbus Day Protest; on holds a sign; in foreground is a model of a human skeleton wearing a t-shirt that reads "Let's Change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day", possibly from October 2001
Photograph of the tent, signs "Celebration of Survival" and "Indigenous Peoples' Day", and model of a human skeleton wearing a t-shirt, possibly from October 2001
Rufus Elliott, the first Monacan person to attend and to graduate from Virginia Tech, earning a B.A. in history in 2007. Here he is speaking at an event for Virginia Tech's American Indian and Indigenous Heritage Month held in October 2016.