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-- -- VDOE :: Virginia's First People Past & Present Skip-to content links: Skip to Main content Skip to Search Skip to Footer Skip to the VDOE Website Accessibility Section An Agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia.gov Find an Agency Virginia Department of Education Home » Instruction » History & Social Science » Virginia's First People Past & Present About VDOE Board of Education News Superintendent's & Principals' Memos For Families & Students Education Directories Standards of Learning (SOL) & Testing Instruction . You are here. Special Education Early Childhood Student & School Support Teaching in Virginia Federal Programs Statistics & Reports Information Management School Finance Instruction History & Social Science Virginia's First People Past & Present History Geography Culture Instructional Resources Multimedia Today You May Also Be Interested In: Ice Age Discoveries Everyday Civics Mali: Ancient Crossroads of Africa CONTACT US Information on this page is provided by the Department of Learning . Your browser does not support JavaScript! This site uses JavaScript but is fully functional without it. History & Social Science Virginia's First People Past & Present WINGAPO (pronounced win-gà-po) – Welcome, my beloved friend Watch The Virginia Indians: Meet the Tribes and download a Meet the Tribes student activity book (PDF). European colonists arriving in Virginia may have been greeted with, "Wingapo." Indians have lived in what is now called Virginia for thousands of years. While we are still learning about the people who inhabited this land, it is clear that Virginia history did not begin in 1607. If you ask any Virginia Indian, "When did you come to this land?", he or she will tell you, "We have always been here." Use the menu to the right to navigate sub-sections of this topic and learn more about the people now called Virginia Indians: History Geography Culture Artifacts Language Religion Government Economic Systems Occupations Arts Housing Clothing Resources Multimedia Today Mattaponi Pamunkey Chickahominy Eastern Chickahominy Rappahannock Upper Mattaponi Nansemond Monacan Indian Nation Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Nottoway of Virginia Patawomeck Ice Age Discoveries Recent archaeological digs in Virginia have provided compelling evidence that humans inhabited Virginia at least 18,000 years ago, well before the Clovis culture and thousands of years before previously thought. See Ice Age Discoveries for information about pre-Clovis culture and to watch streaming videos. Top of Page Contact Us Service of Process During COVID-19 Map & Directions Contact VDOE Staff 1-800-292-3820 Alphabetical List Division List Virginia School Directories About VDOE Virginia is for Learners Organization Chart View VDOE's Expenses eVA: Transparency in Procurement - external link VDOE Employee Resources Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Statement of Non-Discrimination Web Policies Site Resources Accessibility A to Z Index Frequently Asked Questions Glossary Single Sign-on for Web Systems (SSWS) Translations - external link Related Websites U.S. Department of Education: Student Loans - external link Virginia Secretary of Education - external link Virginia's Community Colleges - external link State Council of Higher Education for Virginia - external link Virginia Department of Education Commonwealth of Virginia, 2021 Email the VDOE Webmaster...