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Reclaiming What History Attempted to Erase:&nbsp;Presented by Erica M. Lewis,&nbsp;Co-Founder, Two Rivers Saponi-Occoneechee Association, Inc. (TRSOA) Join 95 Counties for a conversation exploring Black and Indigenous American identity, culture, ancestry, and history, and what it can mean to reconnect with histories that have been overlooked, obscured, or erased. Originally from Southern Virginia, Erica M. Lewis is deeply committed to Indigenous communities, cultural reconnection, and honoring her ancestral heritage. She is a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Two Rivers Saponi-Occoneechee Association, Inc., a Board Member of The Secotan Alliance, a volunteer at the Frisco Native American Museum, and National Vice President of Sigma Omicron Epsilon, Inc., a historically Indigenous American sorority. With West African and Indigenous American genetic ancestry, including ancestral roots among the Saponi and Occoneechee peoples of Virginia, Erica is passionate about reconnecting with her heritage and helping others on the same path.

Reclaiming What History Attempted to Erase: Presented by Erica M. Lewis, Co-Founder, Two Rivers Saponi-Occoneechee Association, Inc. (TRSOA) Join 95 Counties for a conversation exploring Black and Indigenous American identity, culture, ancestry, and history, and what it can mean to reconnect with histories that have been overlooked, obscured, or erased. Originally from Southern Virginia, Erica M. Lewis is deeply committed to Indigenous communities, cultural reconnection, and honoring her ancestral heritage. She is a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Two Rivers Saponi-Occoneechee Association, Inc., a Board Member of The Secotan Alliance, a volunteer at the Frisco Native American Museum, and National Vice President of Sigma Omicron Epsilon, Inc., a historically Indigenous American sorority. With West African and Indigenous American genetic ancestry, including ancestral roots among the Saponi and Occoneechee peoples of Virginia, Erica is passionate about reconnecting with her heritage and helping others on the same path.

95 Counties

Black & Indigenous American: Reclaiming Identity, Culture, and History

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