Author: Sarah Curtis

Monacans’ Rassawek Must Be Saved, Preserved

‘The land of the free and the home of the brave” — that famous line from “The Star-Spangled Banner” — doesn’t ring true for all...

Supervisors can resolve water dispute, Monacans say

The elected leaders of Louisa and Fluvanna counties should step in to resolve the dispute over the James River water permit, the attorney for the...

Archaeological consultant on Fluvanna water project falsified resume, officials say

An archaeologist consulting on a controversial water project in Fluvanna County misrepresented her degree on her resume, according to state officials....

Consultant unqualified, state says

A senior state official says the consultant overseeing archeological work at the site where Louisa County hopes to draw a public water supply is not...

A poem for supervisors who just won’t listen

The following poem was shared at the Sept. 16 Louisa County Board of Supervisors meeting during public comment period, in response to the board’s continued...

Parties at impasse over James River Water Project

The James River Water Authority is pushing back against a surprise decision by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) and the Army Corps of...

Officials say archaeologist is unqualified for Rassawek water project

A planned water intake and pump station slated to be built along the James River on the site of the ancient village of Rassawek, the...

Virginia Native Americans Fight to Save Historic Site

In Central Virginia, at a point where two rivers merge, there’s a little-known site with great historical value. For centuries, it was home to the...

Unfortunate confluence: Ancient Monacan site intersects with Louisa’s growing thirst

In John Smith’s 1612 map of Virginia, at the point where the Rivanna River meets the James, he marked Rassawek, the capital of the Monacan...

Opinion/Letter: Governor should support Monacans

The site of Rassawek, important to the Monacan Nation, is proposed to be destroyed by a pump station built by the James River Water Authority...

Opinion/Letter: Another instance of racial injustice

When will we ever learn? The Charlottesville area has just spent the past few months, the past few years, addressing our long history of racism,...

Opinion/Letter: Reasons to rescue Rassawek

Thank you, Daily Progress, for the recent articles and editorials covering the pumping station controversy at Rassawek/Point of Fork. For those unfamiliar with the topic,...

Monacans speak out against James River Water Project

Members of the Monacan Indian Nation and their supporters appeared before the James River Water Authority on Tuesday (Aug 13) to protest a planned water...

Monacans demand new water project site

Representatives of the Monacan Nation took their case against the James River Water Project directly to their opponents on Tuesday, demanding that the pipeline be...

Dozens gather to protest planned use of sacred Monacan land

Dozens of people turned out Tuesday morning in Louisa County to protest proposed construction along the James River. Controversy surrounds the construction as protesters say...

Monacan tribe pushes against water project

Monacan Indian Nation members and their supporters spoke out Tuesday against a planned water project in Fluvanna County....

Opinion/Editorial: Monacan site should be saved, but can it be?

The James River Water Authority is under fire for choosing a historically significant Native American site — as its former capitol, the most significant to...

Opinion/Letter: Respecting the Monacan nation

Many of us were moved by the op-ed written by Pamela Thompson of the Monacan Indian Nation (“Major Monacan site imperiled by ‘progress,’” The Daily...