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Upper Mattaponi members restoring a community cornerstone

By bbell | Published: November 29, 2010
Ken Adams spent 10 years in classes at a one-story brick school building on state Route 30 in King William County. Forty-five years later, Adams, 63, is back at Sharon Indian School, helping to renovate the last Indian public school building in Virginia. Read the full article…
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Virginia Woman In History 2010

By bbell | Published: March 9, 2010
In honor of National Women’s History Month, The Library of Virginia is honoring eight women who have made important contributions to Virginia’s history.  One of the honorees is an Upper Mattaponi woman, Molly Holmes Adams. Read the full article…
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Virginia tribes take another step on road to federal recognition

By bbell | Published: October 23, 2009
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee endorsed a bill introduced by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., that would grant federal recognition to six Indian tribes in Virginia. Read the full article…
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