In 2017, the Monacan Indian Nation learned of plans to build a water pumping station on the site of their historic capital, including sacred burial grounds.

Cross the short Lewis Creek bridge, all of its three car-lengths. About 65 feet beyond it, the road you’ll cover in a fraction of a second is the site of what used to be a burial mound for the Monacan ...

On Tuesday, the Shinnecocks were joined by members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia and others who wore purple armbands, burned sage ...

The Monacan Nation, now centered in Amherst County, traces its roots back to ancestors who lived throughout Western Virginia. Sacred burial mounds, dating from 1000 A.D. to 1400 A.D., serve as ...

Verona was once home to a Monacan burial mound. Located on the southeast shore of Lewis Creek, it was at least 45 feet in diameter and over 12 feet high, and contained the remains of hundreds of ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - This week, University of Lynchburg leaders made progress on recognizing the long history of the land its buildings now sit on. The university has formally acknowledged the ...

On Wednesday, Monacan Indian Nation leaders and representatives supporting the tribe’s new 13,000-square-foot health clinic broke ground on the $10 million project.