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WHRO Public Media is pleased to bring First Nations Experience (FNX), the first and only Native American and Indigenous TV channel, to southeastern Virginia. The FNX channel presents Native American stories and content, creating a diverse and entertaining channel across all media platforms 24/7. The unique non-profit channel is the result of a shared vision and values between the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and PBS/KVCR, both located in San Bernardino, California. Through Native-produced and themed documentaries, dramatic series, nature, cooking, gardening, and children's and arts programming, the FNX Channel illustrates Native American and indigenous people's lives and cultures worldwide. FNX is truly the voice of Native American and indigenous communities.

Virginia is a state of rich cultural heritage. In 1607 the English documented many Algonquian-speaking tribes in what is now Virginia. Today, seven of the historic tribes of Virginia are descendants of these Algonquian speakers. Of the more than 20 tribes belonging to the Siouan-speaking peoples of the piedmont and mountain regions today—one tribe in Virginia, two in North Carolina, and one on the state line between them—still live in either Virginia or North Carolina. In addition, there are descendant communities of native peoples in all of the states around the bay.

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Today, the cultures of Virginia's tribes and descendant communities are vibrant and thriving, a testimony to the fortitude of their ancestors and their peoples' continuing determination to retain and reclaim their heritage. We celebrate Virginia's tribes.

  • Pamunkey Indian Tribe
  • Chickahominy Indian Tribe
  • Chickahominy Tribe – Eastern Division
  • Monacan Indian Nation
  • Nansemond Indian Nation
  • Rappahannock Tribe
  • Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe
  • Mattaponi Tribe
  • Cheroenhaka (Nottoway)
  • Nottoway of Virginia
  • Patawomeck

WHRO Public Media is pleased to provide the local broadcast of First Nations Experience in southeastern Virginia. FNX is broadcast on Cox 106.

If you are in Virginia, you can also stream it live online