Indigenous Peoples Day removed, then re-added, to board-approved Va. education standards

Indigenous Peoples Day removed, then re-added, to board-approved Va. education standards

Pamunkey chieftain Cockacoeske is the only Native American woman featured in the Virginia Women's Monument. During her time as a leader, Cockacoeske strategized with her people against attacks from Bacon’s Rebellion, provided warriors as a defense to Jamestown, appealed to the General Assembly for release of Pamunkey prisoners and restoration of property and signed the Treaty of Middle Plantation to reunite several tribes under her authority. Ho…