Pamunkey Indian Tribe: Cultural Resource Management

City of Hampton, VA
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Published 2022-08-05
Pamunkey Indian Tribe: Cultural Resource Management
Join Shaleigh Howells, Cultural Resource Director for the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and Museum Director of the Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center, as she discusses cultural resource management in the Tribal sector.

In this video she discusses the history of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, gives an overview of Tribal government, as well as her work managing cultural resources for the Tribe and the Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center. She also speaks about contemporary issues Native Americans face today and ways to support indigenous communities.

Shaleigh Howells works as a non-Native representative of and advocate for the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. She serves as the Tribe’s Cultural Resource Director and Museum Director of the Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center. Howells is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (BA, History) and Harvard University (ALM, Museum Studies). Originally from Western Massachusetts, she has lived in Central Virginia for over a decade. Her areas of expertise include collections management, museum registration, deaccession, repatriation, cultural resource management and community engagement. Her former appointment was with The Valentine in Richmond, VA, working as the Assistant Registrar, where she developed and managed the museum’s large-scale deaccession project.

The presentation was recorded as part of the Hampton History Museum's Port Hampton Lecture Series on August 1, 2022.

Hampton History Museum
120 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton, Virginia 23669
757-727-1102
www.hamptonhistorymuseum.org
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All Comments (7)
  • @Denaydena
    I am a descendant of the Pamunkey Tribe, but I am having a hard time with my lineage.
  • @wayneallen9192
    You allow the Elders to play bingo? you must be so proud.. lmfao
  • @wayneallen9192
    Maybe if Pamunkey had not killed hundreds of settlers it may have faired better for them, they drew first blood and the following history for all natives is on their hands...
  • @coveeyoncovee88
    How do u make yourself a victim due to the Civil War they had nothing to do with the natives in the Indians that was King Cotton and queen gold