Local facts
Colonel James Wood founded Winchester in this year.
What is 1744?
Many cultural groups use these shared stories passed down through generations to build identity and belonging.
What are origin stories (or oral traditions)?
Indigenous peoples of the Andes domesticated over 4,000 varieties of this staple tuber long before Europeans arrived.
What is the potato?
What is our FYS mentor's name?
Who is Prerana/Pre
What is a common event?
What is an event that all of the FYS classes go to, normally with a guest speaker
This Virginia city is said to have changed hands more than 70 times during the Civil War.
What is Winchester?
Derived from Arabic, this term refers to a close-knit social group rooted in family and shared ancestry.
What is a tribe (or clan)?
This nation, whose homeland includes the Black Hills, calls themselves the Lakȟóta and are one of the three major divisions of the Sioux.
Who are the Lakota?
What is the name of the woman that came to America from Korea and writes graphic novels?
Who is Robin Ha
This annual festival, filled with parades, pink & green decorations, and apple blossoms, is Winchester’s most famous event.
What is the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival?
In many cultures, this “breaking bread” practice symbolizes welcome and community.
What is sharing a meal?
Many Indigenous nations of the Great Plains made these portable cone-shaped homes from wooden poles and hides.
What are tipis?
What is the thing that we do at the end of most classes?
What is a "go around"
What is the name of the film that Chris Temple made about living in rural Guatemala?
What is "Living on One Dollar"?
You’ll find Winchester at the very top of this famous valley.
What is the Shenandoah Valley?
Cultural belonging often begins with this primary group typically parents and siblings.
What is family?
This Lakota leader is known for defeating Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Who is Sitting Bull?
What is the name of the move about the MMIW "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women"
What is "Say her name"
What was the name of the fruit we sampled in Renee's talk back
What is Paw-Paw
This Native American group, originally Iroquoian-speaking, used the Winchester area long before European settlement.
Who were the Shenandoah Valley tribes?
Many Indigenous peoples describe identity as relational, meaning a person belongs not just to themselves but to family, ancestors, and this natural world.
What is the land?
Land acknowledgments recognize Indigenous territory; the practice gained prominence in Canada and the U.S. especially in this decade.
What are the 2010s?
What is the name of the first story we did field notes on?
What is "Skywoman Falling"
What was the name of the woman that Chris Temple met in Guatemala?
Who is Rosa?