Tribal Truths

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Latest Episodes:

Mini-episode: Eel pot making Jul 27, 2023

Eel pots are a traditional eel trap made out of white oak splits that we’ve used for generations in our Tribe, in the Potomac Creek and along the Potomac River.

Mini-episode: Story quilts Jul 20, 2023

I create story quilts and the story quilts are about our Tribe, our history, my personal life.

Mini-episode: Traditional cooking Jul 13, 2023

Bertie Branham cooks cornbread, deer meat and squash on a stone over an open fire.

Mini-episode: The dreamcatcher Jul 06, 2023

The dreamcatcher as become a kind of universal symbol of Native American crafting and art.

Mini-episode: Making a bark bag Jun 29, 2023

Tanya Stewart explains how she learned to make a bark bag and the steps involved.

Mini-episode: The story of the corn husk doll Jun 22, 2023

Deborah Wilkinson explains the legend behind the corn husk doll and how to make one.

Monacan Indian Nation: Saving Rassawek – How historical racism is still with us Jun 01, 2023

This is a complicated story of a history of white supremacy that tried to erase Indigenuity in Amherst County and how that carries forward today as Tribes in Virginia are left out of the permitting and decision process for development and other land disturbing uses throughout the state that affect ancestral lands and remains.This episode was made possible by a grant from Virginia Humanities.And a content warning: There are stories of trauma and racial slurs in this episode.

Nansemond Indian Nation: Looking for Ancestors in the Great Dismal Swamp May 25, 2023

The Nansemond Indian Nation has a deep connection to the Great Dismal Swamp. Oral histories date back to the late 1800s but then disappear from colonial pressures to assimilate. Still, tribal members who grew up by the Swamp maintain ancestral hunting and trapping traditions. But there is someone who has discovered ancient Indigenous artifacts in the Great Dismal Swamp, some dating back 8,000 years.

Mattaponi Tribe: An ancient tradition is threatened by the loss of the American shad May 18, 2023

Calvin and Mac Custalow take their niece, Dawn Custalow, fishing on the Mattaponi River at their reservation. The traditional Easter Sunday service breakfast of shad and shad roe now relies on other fish as the American shad continues to puzzle scientists as to what is causing its decline.

New Season Coming Soon May 11, 2023

The new season of Tribal Truths starts May 18th.

Rappahannock Tribe takes ownership of ancestral town on Fones Cliffs Apr 06, 2022

Nearly 400 years after the Rappahannock Tribe was forced from their lands, they will finally return as owners to one of their towns on Fones Cliffs.Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, herself a member of the Pueblo Laguna Tribe, spoke during the ceremony.

Ancient cliffs are revealing lost tribal histories Jan 21, 2022

There's a place along the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia, not far from the Chesapeake Bay, where the Rappahannock Tribe once lived along the copper-white cliffs that rise vertically from the river. The tribe has a deep connection to this place, now known as Fones Cliffs. Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson and a team of archaeologists are bringing history to the surface, but it's a race against time, development and climate change.Narrated by Steven Nelson, a citizen of the Rappahannock Tribe.This episode was produced with support from Virginia Humanities.

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