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Federal Recognition for Virginia Tribes
On Jan. 11, President Trump signed the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017, recognizing the Rappahannock, Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Upper Mattaponi, Monacan and Nansemond tribes as sovereign nations and bringing the count of federally-recognized tribes to 573.
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Pocahontas: Fact & Fiction
The real story of Pocahontas (Amonute, Matoaka, Rebecca) is much more dramatic and possibly much darker than most people realize.
Posted in History, Culture, Justice Also tagged John Rolfe, Pocahontas, John Smith, Princess, Matoaka, Amonute, Native American history, Disney 1 Comment