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The Upper Mattaponi tribe did not have separate recognition until 1921. However, the members of this tribes are descendants of a group of Indians who lived near Passaunkack during the 1700s. [15] In 1921 the group organized as the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, and have been recognized by the state of Virginia.
Mollie Wade Holmes Adams (October 8, 1881 – December 14, 1973) was an Upper Mattaponi tribal elder and advocate of tribal culture in Virginia. She advocated for recognition of the tribe and worked to preserve traditional skills and knowledge. She was selected for the Virginia Women in History program by the Library of Virginia.
The only two tribes to resist the pressure and hold onto their communal reservations were the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes. These two tribes still maintain their reservations today. [18] After the American Civil War, the reservation tribes began to reclaim and assert their cultural identities. This was particularly important after the ...
"Mattapony" was one of the most widely used place-names of the Algonquian Indians in Maryland and Virginia. As early as 1639, a "Mattapony Path" was known in St. Mary's County--it led to Mataponi Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River.
Residents of the counties surrounding Mattaponi River have debated a proposed reservoir on the Mattaponi River, with environmental groups such as the Sierra Club, members of the Mattaponi Indian tribe, and residents of King William County opposing Newport News Waterworks in their efforts to build the King William Reservoir. [3]
American people of Mattaponi descent (1 P) This page was last edited on 22 October 2024, at 22:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Fort Mattapony/Ryefield is a historic archaeological site located near Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia.The Fort Mattapony/Ryefield archeological sites, which has been dated archeologically to the fourth quarter of the 17th century, are located in a one-acre area on prominent grassy hilltop overlooking the Mattaponi River, Walkerton and Locust Grove.
Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Patawomeck: The Pamunkey Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Pamunkey people in Virginia.