Late Morning Trivia! [Virginia style]
Virginia has 7 federally recognized indian tribes and 11 state recognized tribes. Name them! As many as you can for a ding for each one.
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1mo
Indian Tribes in Virginia
Virginia currently has seven federally recognized tribes and eleven state-recognized tribes, with some state-recognized groups lacking federal recognition
Federally Recognized Tribes (largest to smallest by community size)
Pamunkey Indian Tribe – King William County; one of the oldest continuously recognized tribes in Virginia, with a long-standing reservation and active community.
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. – Indian Neck, King & Queen County; active in cultural preservation and governance.
Upper Mattaponi Tribe – King William County; smaller community but active in tribal governance.
Nansemond Indian Nation – Suffolk and Chesapeake; larger community due to multiple locations.
Monacan Indian Nation – Amherst County; significant reservation and active governance.
Chickahominy Indian Tribe – Charles City County; active in cultural and educational programs.
Eastern Chickahominy Indian Tribe – New Kent County; smaller community than the main Chickahominy.
State-Recognized Tribes (largest to smallest by community size)
Mattaponi Indian Tribe – West Point, King William County; large reservation and active community.
Pamunkey Indian Tribe – King William County; same as above.
Chickahominy Indian Tribe – Charles City County.
Eastern Chickahominy Indian Tribe – New Kent County.
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. – Indian Neck, King & Queen County.
Upper Mattaponi Tribe – King William County.
Nansemond Indian Nation – Suffolk and Chesapeake.
Monacan Indian Nation – Amherst County.
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) – Courtland, Southampton County.
Nottoway of Virginia – Capron, Southampton County.
Patawomeck – Stafford County.
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1mo
Some how that stuck in western civilization. I guess Native Americans is more PC, but pretty sure they don't like that or Indiginous peoples. Yep they were in America first, but they came from Europe. Not sure if there were people here before the migration tens of thousands of years ago.
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Some like to trace migrations of those peoples from 'Africa' across 'Asia' to the Bering Strait and down into the 'Western Hemisphere'. Others have them arriving up from 'Patagonia' thru the isthmus of 'Panama', etc. Dating populations in 10s of thousands of years doesn't seem to come close to how long ago these humans sprang up.
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