Voices of Stafford

Rebecca was born and has always lived in White Oak area of Stafford County. She is a member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe which received heritage recognition by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2010. By using her language skills and having taught language for years, she has served as the primary researcher and teacher of the language used by the Patawomeck. Local Tribe members and others from neighboring communities are presently learning this revived language. Rebecca shares some facts about the Tribe and some of the challenges encountered in ‘rebuilding’ the language which differs from many others spoken in pre-Colonial America. (64 minutes)