Annotation. Like members of some other native tribes, the Monacans have a long history of struggles for equality in jobs, health care, and education and have su

Monacans and Miners sheds new light on the indigenous and immigrant communities of southern Appalachia by comparing the political, economic, and social experien

"This book examines the history of the Monacan Indians of Virginia from AD 1000 to the present day"--Provided by publisher.

While Jamestown and colonial settlements dominate narratives of Virginia’s earliest days, the land’s oldest history belongs to its native people. Monacan Mi