UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced on Jan. 29 that President Donald Trump has signed into law H.R. 984, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.

Up a winding six miles of a narrow two-lane road just off Route 29 in Amherst County, the Monacan Nation lies tucked in a mountain hollow. It's not easy to find, this premiere destination along the ...

(CNN) — Brad Hatch takes pride in his work as a Patawomeck Indian Tribe master eel pot maker. When Hatch works to weave split white oak into baskets used to capture the slippery creatures, he’s ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Department of Interior granted federal recognition to a Virginia Indian tribe for the first time on Thursday, more than 400 years after the first permanent English settlers ...

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 ...

As the 400th anniversary of the English arrival in Jamestown approaches, descendants of the Virginia Indian tribes who helped the colonists survive are seeking recognition from the federal government.

The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Powwow is this weekend. The event will take place on September 20-21 at the Nottoway Tribal Grounds at the Surry County Parks and Recreation Center. The annual ...

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine put in a plug yesterday for federal recognition of Virginia's Indian tribes. His remarks came during the annual Thanksgiving eve ceremony marking a 17th-century peace treaty with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SURRY — The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 2024 Powwow is less than a month away. The annual event takes place at the Nottoway ...

The paying of the tribute, usually a deer and a turkey, is quite different from the original tribute of beaver pelts and arrows required over three hundred years ago. Now, the ceremony is steeped in ...