Senate panel advances Virginia tribal recognition
Friday, October 23, 2009
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Recognition
Six Virginia tribes whose ancestors greeted the European settlers at Jamestown in 1607 could gain federal recognition after centuries of waiting.
The
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee approved
S.1178,
the Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, at a business meeting on Thursday.
The bill recognizes the
Chickahominy Tribe,
the
Chickahominy Tribe-Eastern
Division, the
Upper
Mattaponi Tribe, the
Rappahannock Tribe, the
Monacan Nation, and the
Nansemond Tribe
"I feel like it is a very positive step toward the final resolution," Upper Mattaponi Chief Ken Adams told The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The
House passed
H.R.1385
in June. The Obama administration hasn't taken a position for or against the bill.
Get the Story:
Virginia tribes take another step on road to federal recognition
(The Richmond Times-Dispatch 10/23)
Committee Notice:
Lumbee, Virginia recognition up for
consideration (10/21)
BUSINESS
MEETING on pending committee issues (Thursday, October 15, 2009)
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