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	WOTE Elder Wisdom Feature: The Monacan Nation
		For the past five years, members of the Monacan nation have aggressively set out to map the history of their ancestors.
		The background of the Monacan is characterized by enriching family ties and legends that keep the past alive.
		Determined not to be excluded from education, Karenne Wood believes the Monacan have found their way toward personal, spiritual, and educational achievement.
	www.wisdomoftheelders.org /prog2/transcript02_ew.htm (1522 words)

	U.Va. Top News Daily
		For more than two hours the Monacan members, along with their tribal Chief Kenneth Branham, and U.Va. anthropologist Jeff Hantman, discussed Monacan culture and life, and the ways that the Monacan Nation and U.Va. are working together to accurately and fully tell the history of the Monacan people.
		All of central and western Virginia, from present-day Richmond to the Blue Ridge Mountains, was Monacan country until the westward expansion of European colonists in the early 17th century.
		The Monacan Indian Nation is headquartered on ancestral lands in Amherst County and its members are actively seeking to restore their traditional rituals and language.
	www.virginia.edu /topnews/monacan_indians.html (764 words)

	Virginia's Indians : Monacans
		James River near Richmond and the tribes of the Monacan Confederacy which included the Monacan tribe, the Tutelo, the Saponi and the Mannahoac.
		The number of people in the Monacan Confederacy has been estimated at 5,200 or more.(1) Once the English colony began to expand beyond the lands of the Powhatan Confederacy, the Monacans came under increasing pressure both from the Cherokees and from the colonist as well.
		In 1699 the Monacan village above the James River rapids was settled by a colony of French refugees, called the Huguenots.
	falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/vaindiansmonacan.htm (1314 words)

	Writing Collaborative History, Facing the Past
		The Monacan Tribal Council, in discussing the disposition of the remains with University of Virginia archaeologist Jeffrey Hantman, raised the possibility of having facial reconstructions made from these ancestral remains.
		Karenne Wood, director of historic research for the Monacan Indian Nation, and Diane Shields, the coordinator of historic research, applied to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for a grant to fund the facial reconstructions.
		"Monacan tribal members were eager to see the reproduced likenesses of their ancestors," says Karenne Wood, the director of historic research for the tribe.
	www.archaeology.org /0009/abstracts/faces.html (929 words)

	Monacan Indian Village comes to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
		One of the oldest groups of indigenous people in Virginia, Monacans were agricultural people who were proficient at farming, hunting, fishing, mining and trading copper, basket-making, pottery, among other traditions.
		Monacan history, dating back 10,000 years, is an important part of Virginia's history, wrote Jeffrey Hantman, a Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Virginia, in 1992.
		Monacans will be along the Cedar Creek Trail constructing the village beyond the Bridge beginning November 1, 1999; the Interpretive program begins on April 1, 2000.
	www.blueridgeonline.com /natbridge.htm (909 words)

	Monacan Indians (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Recent archeologial evidence suggests that the Monacans were a significant influence on the decision by the eastern Powhatan Indians to allow the Jamestown colony to survive.The Monacans may have been Powhatan's chief source for copper, a highly valued commodity.
		Because of the intrusions by the white man, the Monacans began deserting their hunting and fishing grounds near the end of the 17th century.
		Monacan Indian Living History Museum at Natural Bridge, VA There's more on the Indians on the James River from In River Time: The Way of the James.
	manakin.addr.com /monacan.htm (389 words)

	Monacan Tribe holds homecoming and repatriation ceremony : ICT [2003/10/17]
		The Monacans, a Sioux tribe, re-established their fall harvest event with the help of a former minister of the St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church, which was founded in 1908 for the Monacan Indians living in the Appalachian Mountains.
		As a child, Bertie Johns Branham and other Monacans gathered in the community for a festival in July - for years before that, she said, the Monacans weren't allowed to hold many of their ancient festivals.
		Hundreds of years ago, the Monacans buried their ancestors in large mounds, and for the weekend repatriation, the remains were buried in a mound similar to what the Monacan ancestors would have done.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1066399304 (940 words)

	Monacan Indian Nation Ancestral Museum: Virginia Is For Lovers
		Monacan Indian Nation Ancestral Museum: Virginia Is For Lovers
		The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is a small tribe composed of about 1,000 people,located in the Amherst County area and recognized as a tribe by the State of Virginia.
		The Monacan community today centers around Bear Mountain in Amherst County.
	www.virginia.org /site/description.asp?AttrID=31479 (111 words)

	DailyProgress.com \| Sign to mark Monacan village
		A Monacan Indian Village highway marker in Albemarle County is one of 22 markers the Virginia Department of Historic Resources approved recently to add to the state's roadways.
		Monacan Indians continue to live throughout Central Virginia.The village was also the focus of the first scientific excavation in the history of North America - an archaeology expedition conducted by Jefferson in 1784, which led to his title as the father of American archaeology.
		Keeping the story of the Monacan village to about 100 words was difficult, Hantman said, especially with its several layers of history.
	www.dailyprogress.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128768938061&path=!news (706 words)

	Seminar Papers
		-century Monacans and what I perceived as the formidable role they played in the Jamestown era in the Chesapeake, I was not aware that there was a contemporary Monacan Indian community of approximately 800 tribal members, based just one hour from the University of Virginia (today the tribal numbers are closer to 1400).
		It should be said, too, that the Monacan community also chose to be out of public view, a centuries-old survival strategy in the face of colonial and later state policies.
		The Monacans have come out of the long shadow created by colonial era writing and policy, and are now very much a part of the cultural history of the region as well as the contemporary political and cultural landscape.
	www.heritage.umd.edu /chrsweb/NPS/training/Hantman.htm (1814 words)

	VCI - Monacan Indian Nation
		The earliest written histories of Virginia record that, in 1607, the James River Monacans (along with their Manahoac allies on the Rappahannock River) controlled the area between the fall line near Richmond and the Blue Ridge mountains.
		The most western of Virginia's recognized tribes, the Monacans are outside the original Powhatan chiefdom and bring together the Siouan/Tupelo language and culture.
		The Monacans, over 900 strong, are currently preserving their heritage and ancient custo ms.
	indians.vipnet.org /tribes/monacan.cfm (191 words)

	HISTORY CORNER
		In the Piedmont and mountain regions of this area lived Siouan Indians of the Monacan and Mannahoac tribes, arranged in a confederation ranging from the Roanoke River Valley to the Potomac River, and from the Fall Line at Richmond and Fredericksburg west through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		The Monacans traded with the Powhatans to the east and the Iroquois to the north.
		A number of explorers visited their towns and described them, but none remained to learn the Monacan languages, and thus the historical record of these people is poor in contrast to Powhatan history.
	members.tripod.com /monacannation/monacan.htm (632 words)

	Seven Islands History - Native People, Page 3
		Rassawek was an ideal site for a village in the eyes of the Monacan: a bend in the river, with a southern exposure in the winter, water on both sides with high bluffs on the northern bank of the villages entrance (Houck, p.22).
		Not all of the Monacan Indians in Amherst County were displaced residents of the Piedmont.
		In 1989 the Monacan Indian Tribe was recognized by the Virginia General Assembly as one of the eight indigenous tribes of Virginia (Wood, p.
	www.sevenislandshistory.com /1600c.html (548 words)

	Siouan Language Group - Monacan Tribe
		A number of English explorers visited Monacan towns and described them, but none remained to learn the Monacan languages, and thus the historical record of these people is poor in contrast to Powhatan history.
		The Siouan-speaking Monacans were enemies of both the Algonquian-speaking Powhatans and the Iroquoian- speaking Cherokees.
		War between the Monacans and the Powhatans was common.
	mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us /fourth/socstudies/indianwebquest/siouan.htm (551 words)

	Monacan High School Sports Home Page
		Monacan's Meredith Starr is named to the 2nd Team All Region and All Academic Team for the Central Region.
		BOYS BASKETBALL: Monacan's Darien Brothers is named to the 2nd Team All Dominion District and All Academic Team.
		Monacan High School is located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, south of Richmond.
	www.geocities.com /monacansports (329 words)

	Virginia's First People - Past and Present - Virginia Indians Today - Monacan Indian Nation
		The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is composed of about 1,400 people, located in the Amherst County area near Lynchburg and recognized as a tribe by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		The Monacan Nation is one of the oldest groups of indigenous people still existing in their ancestral homeland and the only group of Eastern Siouans in the state.
		Monacan Indians spoke a language related to other Eastern Siouan tribes, such as the Catawba and the Waccamaw.
	virginiaindians.pwnet.org /today/monacan.php (368 words)

	NewsAdvance.com \| Monacan are little known part of Jamestown's historic beginnings
		Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham said that the Monacans were asked to participate in Jamestown 2007, but are holding out in part because they have not received national tribal recognition.
		Much of the Monacans’ history from this period is not recorded, because the Monacans, already decimated by smallpox and other diseases brought over by Spanish explorers, were scattered throughout the region and had few interactions with the settlers.
		He added that many of the Monacan confederated tribes were located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, which may have given them access to trade lines for copper, or to copper that may have been located in the region’s lands.
	www.newsadvance.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833577203&path (850 words)

	Decree 63-900 of 29 August 1963
		The Banque de France inspectors appointed to that effect are authorised to carry out on-site controls; they are attached to the Monacan authorities, which shall help them to carry out their assignment as necessary.
		Subject to compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations required in order to exercise the profession, applications for inclusion or registration filed by banks or financial institutions currently authorised by the Monacan government shall be considered in the light of general and local economic requirements, taking into account the particular situation of the Principality.
		It is my honour to inform you of the Monacan government's consent to the foregoing provisions.
	www.gouv.mc /Dataweb/GouvMc.nsf/aa0639b68b27b53f88256a2d0082dd3b/55dd9e2105fd885fc1256fab004db8ac!OpenDocument (695 words)

	Monacan Services
		OUR MISSION: The purpose of Monacan Services is to enhance independent functioning and community integration of people with mental retardation through a coordinated, comprehensive, individualized program of services.
		Monacan Services tries to help each person reach his or her maximum potential in social, recreational and self-help skills by providing education, training and support.
		Monacan Services is a group of programs providing training, support and supervision for people with mental retardation and offering individual supports and assistance with everyday tasks.
	www.gpcsb.org /monacan_services.htm (216 words)

	Monacan Indian Nation: Monacan Ancestral Museum
		The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is a small tribe today, composed of about 1,000 people, located in the Amherst County area near Lynchburg and recognized as a tribe by the State of Virginia.
		In the late 1960s, the school it conducted was discontinued after Monacans petitioned to attend public schools.
		The Monacan Ancestral Museum is staffed and operated by volunteers within the tribe.
	www.monacannation.com /museum.shtml (318 words)

	Monacan Library
		We are committed to supporting the curriculum needs of faculty members, and to nurturing and enhancing the life-long literacy and learning needs of Monacan students.
		The library is the nucleus of a network that integrates classroom work and teaching partnerships to prepare students to access, evaluate and synthesize information.
		The library staff believes that effective communication is the key to meeting the instructional needs of Monacan's students and teachers.
	www.chesterfield.k12.va.us /Schools/Monacan_HS/LIBRARY/libraryhome.html (428 words)

	Natural Bridge of Virginia - Monacan Village
		Natural Bridge and the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia have joined together to construct a living history Monacan Village complex.
		Visitors will be invited to step back in time and see what life would have been in a typical Monacan Village 300 years ago.
		The Monacan Village living history program is available daily from 10am to 5pm April through November.
	www.naturalbridgeva.com /village.html (118 words)

	The Monacan Indian Nation Web Site Welcomes You
		The earliest written histories of Virginia record that in 1607, the James River Monacan (along with their Mannahoac allies on the Rappahannock River) controlled the area between the Fall Line in Richmond and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		The most western of Virginia's eight tribes, the Monacan Nation - over 1,400 strong - preserves our past heritage and ancient customs, bringing together the Siouan language and culture.
		The Monacan Indian Tribe of Virginia, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.
	www.monacannation.com (149 words)

	Monacan Pen Pals (Monegasque) - Pen Friends for Exchange of Language and Culture
		Monacan Pen Pals (Monegasque) - Pen Friends for Exchange of Language and Culture
		Monacan Pen Pals (Monegasque) - Pen Friends for Exchange of Language and Culture - Members Search Results
		Click on a name for more information or to contact the member.
	www.mylanguageexchange.com /Search-pen-pals.asp?selCountry=61 (313 words)

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