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The area we call West Virginia has a long and ancient Native American history. Long before the Shawnee, Mingo and Wyandot tribes roamed the mountains and river ...

Returning Native American remains ... parting with 274 artifacts. “274 items. Each item has its own case and its own evidence, and none of that was available or has been made available to ...

The National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center supports ... George Gustav Heye collected not only material objects made by Native Americans but also photographs documenting the artifacts, ...

Students will be able to read, see and touch authentic Native American artifacts and learn about the lives and times of the Native Americans who lived in this state before it was settled.