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The AIRC utilized archaeological data, cultural properties assessment, and anthropological fieldwork to assist the Mattaponi tribe in opposing the King William Reservoir project.

The Virginia Indian Oral History Project was instituted in 2000 in partnership with the AIRC and the Virginia Governor’s Council on Indians.

From 2003 until 2010, the Werowocomoco Research Group (WRG) studied the history and physical remains of the Werowocomoco site.

Robert Davidson of the Haida People gave a presentation sharing his passion to revive and perpetuate a variety of forms of Haida cultural expression, including song, dance and ceremony.

Along with our Native contacts Debora Moore, Ashley Atkins Spivey, and the people of Pamunkey, we coordinated the Indigenous Welcome Ceremony — a meeting between the First Peoples of Virginia and their indigenous Hawaiian counterparts.

The American Indian Resource Center is part of a collaborative group of scholars and native representatives created by William and Mary to explore the meaning and enduring legacy of the Brafferton Indian School.

Undergraduate and graduate History, Anthropology, and American Studies students worked in collaboration with the Potomac descendant community in Stafford and King George Counties, Virginia.

Students worked with the tribe's Museum Committee to update the Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center (2012).

Exhibit on the work and legacy of the Kiowa Five (2011).

The Center participated in the Williamsburg Regional Library's effort to capture experiences of area residents during both the 350th Anniversary celebration in 1957 and the 400th Anniversary celebration in 2007.

AIRC staff served on the Plenary Committee for Jamestown 2007 with the Virginia Council on Indians, 2003-2004.

The AIRC has long been engaged with contemporary American Indian art.

The AIRC facilitated aspects of Native casting, wardrobe, props, and set design for the PBS documentary.

The AIRC conducted oral history interviews, digital scanning of photographs and documents, and photographed memorabilia for the Jamestown 1957 Oral History Project (2007).

A teacher’s guide from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) intended for grades 9–12, developed in collaboration with the NMAI staff and other contributors.

An online exhibit discussing Native Americans in Charles City County, VA.

The AIRC conducted archival and ethnographic research concerning the Sharon Indian School in King William County. The 2005 project resulted in the school being successfully listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

An ethnohistorical and ethnographic report for the National Park Service’s Colonial National Historical Park.

This educational program examines the colonial-era Brafferton Indian School at the College of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in Virginia and the students who were caught between two worlds and a clash of cultures.