Sanctuary and Survival: Indigenous Urban Resilience in Petersburg

Name: Sanctuary and Survival: Indigenous Urban Resilience in Petersburg
Start: 2025-11-06T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Petersburg Public Library, Petersburg, VA

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-05:00

Petersburg Public Library, Petersburg, VA | Petersburg

Publisher/HostHistoric Petersburg Foundation, Inc.

Sanctuary and Survival: Indigenous Urban Resilience in Petersburg

Presentation by Dr. Ashley Spivey, Executive Director of Kenah Consulting, LLC
Learn about Pocahontas Island and the refuge it
afforded Virginia Indians seeking economic
opportunity and freedom from gender norms and
racial classifications.
Presented by: Historic Petersburg Foundation, Preservation Virginia, and Kenah Consulting