# @vadogwoodnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CzekxPMMyzS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9829491-vadogwoodnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-11-10T19:45:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dogwood (@vadogwoodnews) — https://gondola.cc/vadogwoodnews

## Caption

During #IndigenousPeoplesMonth, we’re sharing facts about the tribes of Virginia. Here’s a neat one highlighted by a guide on a recent trip to Natural Bridge: Not all Indigenous people spoke the same language.

About 300 years ago, the now-famous area was home to individuals of the Monacan Indian Nation. They called Natural Bridge "Mohomony,” or "Bridge of God,” and legend has it that the bridge played a vital role in the survival of many members during a raging battle.

Though the Monacans communicated in a Siouan language, it’s now considered extinct. Unfortunately, the words were spoken, not written, and the dialect wasn’t well-recorded.

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