Pictured from L to R: Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson,
Nottoway Chief Lynette Lewis Allston, Upper
Mattaponi Assistant Chief Frank Adams, Pamunkey Tribal Member Ashley
Atkins, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Chief Walt Brown, Upper Mattaponi Chief
Kenneth Adams, Governor McDonnell, Mattaponi Chief
Carl Custalow, Patawomeck Chief Robert Green, Monacan Chief Sharon
Bryant,
Chickahominy Assistant Chief Wayne Adkins.
(Photo courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s photographer)
“Virginia
has a long history with Virginia’s first people and I was to sign the
proclamation designating November as American Indian Heritage
Month in Virginia. Virginia Indians are not only an integral part of
our history but continue to be an important part of our society. This
proclamation recognizes that fact,” said Governor McDonnell.
The
governor joined the secretary, along with chiefs or their
representatives from nine of Virginia’s 11 state-recognized tribes, and
leaders
of state agencies to discuss government to government issues, ranging
from updating the Standards of Learning to the Digital Archive project
under way at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Speaking
about the meeting, Secretary Domenech said, “The Commonwealth of
Virginia has a unique legal, historic, and political relationship with
her eleven state recognized
Indian tribes. And we recognize that consultation with tribes should
be meaningful, in good faith, and entered into on a
government-to-government basis. We are honored to partner with them.”
Virginia’s
Tribes include: The Chickahominy Tribe, the Eastern Chickahominy
Tribe, the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe, the Mattaponi Tribe, the
Monacan Tribe, the Nansemond Tribe, the Nottoway Tribe, the Pamunkey
Tribe, the Patawomeck Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, and the Upper
Mattaponi Tribe.
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