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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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Virginia Indians Visit Cecil Road Primary & Nursery School

By admin | Published: July 17, 2006
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School were delighted to welcome a group of Virginia Indians as part of the Gravesham “Virginia Indian Festival”. The Virginia Indians are visiting many schools this week as part of their visit and we were delighted to be the first. Read full article…
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Virginia Indians Visit England

By admin | Published: July 12, 2006
Excerpts from “Reconciling The Past” Culpeper Star Exponent, July 9, 2006 The first major group of travelers from England arrived on Virginia.s shores 400 years ago, with visions of wealth and success. On July 12, a group of Virginia Indian chiefs journeyed to England, this time to raise awareness of their tribes and make peace with their ancestors’ [...]
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Jamestown 2007: A Native American Perspective

By admin | Published: June 1, 2005
Jamestown 2007. Say those words aloud to any Virginian and you are almost sure to get a response. Say those words aloud to any Virginia Indian and that response could be anything from outright disgust to, “This is an opportunity to tell our story.” By Chief Ken Adams Cooperative Living, June 2005 Read full article…
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Virginia chiefs meet with English visitors at pow wow

By admin | Published: May 16, 2005
CHARLES CITY, Va. – British dignitaries visited six of Virginia;s state-recognized tribes earlier this month to acknowledge that Great Britain considered the tribes to be sovereign nations hundreds of years ago. By Bobbie Whitehead Indian Country Today, May 2005 Read full article…
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