Public Lecture: "Anglo-Indian Relations in the Seventeenth Century"

As part of “A Diplomatic America” public lecture series at Jamestown Settlement, Buck Woodard will present “Anglo-Indian Relations in the Seventeenth Century” at 7 p.m., Thursday, September 6. Woodard, a cultural anthropologist at American University and former director of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation American Indian Initiative and Historic Jamestowne “Indigenous Chesapeake” program, will examine the cultural expectations, presentations and protocol of diplomacy among the Algonquian-speaking peoples of the Chesapeake during the time of English colonization of Virginia. Admission to the evening public lecture series is free. Advance reservations are recommended at (757) 253-4572 or rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov.

Jamestown Settlement is located on Route 31 just southwest of Williamsburg, VA. Daytime admission, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, is $17.00 for adults and $8.00 for ages 6 through 12, and free for children under 6. A value-priced combination ticket to Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is $25.50 for adults and $12.25 for ages 6-12. Residents of James City County, York County and the City of Williamsburg, including College of William and Mary students, receive free admission with proof of residency. Parking is free. For more information, call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838, or visit www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/a-diplomatic-america-lecture-series.