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  2. Mattaponi - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Federal status was granted to the Upper Mattaponi Tribe through the passage of the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 on January 12, 2018. [8] The Mattaponi Indians are classified as a branch of Pamunkey Indians, who are also federally recognized. The Mattaponi and Pamunkey have an identical ...

  3. Monacan Indian Nation - Wikipedia

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    Other tribes recognized by the state include the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi, Patawomeck, Nottoway, and Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) tribes. On January 30, 2018, federal recognition status was granted to the Monacan Nation and five other tribes in Virginia through passage by ...

  4. Chickahominy people - Wikipedia

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    Once signed by then President Donald J Trump, the legislation granted federal recognition of the following six Virginia tribes: the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan, and the Nansemond. [10] Since the 1990s, the tribes had been seeking federal recognition through an act of Congress.

  5. Warrenton Group offers peek at proposal: Developments in ...

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    In the announcement, Warrenton said it sought out the involvement of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, which it called “an original steward of the Virginia Tidewater Region and now a force for economic ...

  6. For tribes, federal recognition opens doors, confers respect

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    Nov. 13—Federal recognition. In the context of Indian tribes, the term connotes acknowledgment, acceptance and, above all else, leaders of southeastern Connecticut's tribes say, respect.

  7. List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United ...

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    The number of tribes increased to 567 in May 2016 with the inclusion of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia who received their federal recognition in July 2015. [2] The number of tribes increased to 573 with the addition of six tribes in Virginia under the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017, signed in ...

  8. An 1843 treaty signed in the Republic of Texas sparks a ... - AOL

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    Mount Tabor’s leaders say they aim to tap those rights by applying for federal recognition. Eight tribes have gained federal recognition in the last decade, and two unrecognized tribes are ...

  9. List of organizations that self-identify as Native American ...

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    The tribe, however, has broken into several factions, some of whom are seeking federal recognition as separate tribes. The three largest and most prominent factions are: Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe, West Hills, CA, formerly the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, led by Charles Alvarez [61]