Purpose of the award to expand the NPS knowledge of werowocomoco and other sites along the captain john smith national historic trail through research and tribal government involvement the information…

Purpose of the award to expand the NPS knowledge of werowocomoco and other sites along the captain john smith national historic trail through research and tribal government involvement the information and products identified and developed by this agreement will be shared through a variety of strategies to increase tribal involvement, public awareness, knowledge, and support for cultural landscape preservation along the captain john smith chesapeake trail and stewardship of a significant NPS owned native american site summary of project specific activities through the application of the indigenous cultural landscape ICL methodology a site specific analysis of werowocomoco will consolidate previous research documentation into a single source and incorporate new and additional findings, as result of archeology, identification of native plants, roads and native trails, geophysics, oral histories, etc refinement of the werowocomoco archeological overview and assessment to enhance NPS knowledge of the site incorporate new research findings and update archeological site data development of an educational video focused on indigenous values of werowocomoco that creates opportunities for tribal citizens to reconnect with the site and for public engagement interpretation of native lifeways thru the continuation of the maritime craft school program model performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes the goal of this agreement is to continue the reconnection of virginia recognized tribes to werowocomoco, expansion of NPS knowledge of werowocomoco, and engagement of the general public in indigenous history along the captain john smith chesapeake national historic trail projects will take place between september 2022 and september 2024 beneficiaries the public will benefit from the opportunities created by NPS and the recipient to promote and involve the public in hands on archaeology, preservation, and education activities within virginia S middle peninsula and surrounding areas