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Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series.
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Cianna Morales/WHROSuffolk returned the land earlier this year to the Nansemond, who were first displaced in the 1600s. -
Jose Luis Villegas/APThe agency announced it is launching a new alert system similar to Amber Alerts for missing children. California and some other states have already adopted alerts for missing Indigenous persons.
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Mattanock Town is home to the tribe’s headquarters and annual powwow celebration.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsTwo impending laws close a yearslong chapter marked by bipartisan delays.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe General Assembly will consider his recommendations and vetoes on April 17.
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Screen Capture/VPM NewsVirginia tribal members seeking more control over artifacts.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsOnly ‘federally recognized Tribal Nations’ are included in the legislation.
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Courtesy/Fishing Point HealthcareFishing Point currently offers primary care to tribal members, Medicaid recipients and the uninsured.
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Courtesy/Library of CongressThe Brafferton School closed in 1790 after the American Revolution, in which several students participated.
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
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Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations. -
The Virginia Reliability Project included doubling the size of about 50 miles of an existing, 70-year-old pipeline.
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The pipeline runs near or through ancestral lands key to the tribe’s heritage, a representative says.
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Despite presenting a $500 million casino development plan years ago, the Pamunkey Tribe contracted it to a $150 million casino and parking garage.
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Seven of Virginia’s 11 state-recognized tribes are also federally recognized, making them subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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The remains have been in storage since 1975.
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Artsline || March 27: Local arts and culture events, performances, classes, and exhibitions for the Richmond area, curated each week by VPM's Artsline.
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Across Virginia, seed keepers cultivate native plants.
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Representatives from the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Indian tribes delivered fresh game to Govenor Glenn Youngkin Wednesday.
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The tribe’s ancestral ties to the wetlands predate English settlement in Virginia.
