SURRY — The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 2024 Powwow is less than a month away. The annual event takes place at the Nottoway Tribal Grounds in Surry. Visitors from all backgrounds are welcome to ...

Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia introduced H.R. 10191, the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act, to extend federal recognition to the Nottoway Indian Tribe of ...

Rep. Jennifer McClellan has reintroduced a bill to grant federal recognition to the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia. The Nottoway tribe has been recognized by the state of Virginia since 2010 but ...

A 1942 photo of a class in front of the Indian View Church built in 1925, on Upper Mattaponi tribal land. The Virginia Indians are the direct descendants of Chief Powhatan, and went hundreds of years ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin welcomed delegations from the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Indian tribes at the Executive Mansion for the 348th Tribute Ceremony on Wednesday. The chiefs of the tribes ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The second annual Richmond Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration took place Monday, honoring Indigenous people across the Commonwealth, the country, and the world. The celebration took ...

Six Indian tribes in Virginia and the Lumbees of North Carolina yesterday took another step toward federal recognition, which would make them eligible for federal aid. The tribes would be eligible for ...

Amid the partisan polarization that defined much of Virginia’s 2024 General Assembly session, a measure that would codify the state’s commitment to consult with federally recognized Native American ...

The Mattaponi Indian Tribe has submitted a petition to be formally recognized by the federal government. On Thursday, a delegation of Mattaponi Indians traveled to Washington to file the petition with ...

Almost one year after watching her first attempt die in a congressional procedure, Rep. Jennifer McClellan says she is trying again to gain federal recognition for a central Virginia Native American ...