NATIVE AMERICANS OF VIRGINIA TODAY
Native Americans can trace their family histories back to well before 1607. They still live in parts of Virginia today.
Below are the current state-recognized tribes and regions in which they are located:
· Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region:
– Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe†
– Chickahominy Tribe
– Eastern Chickahominy Tribe
– Mattaponi Tribe
– Nansemond Tribe
– Nottoway Tribe†
– Pamunkey Tribe
– Patawomeck Tribe†
– Rappahannock Tribe
– Upper Mattaponi Tribe
· Piedmont region:
– Monacan Tribe
Check out the video below which gives more information about present-day Native American culture in the state of Virginia.
Below are the current state-recognized tribes and regions in which they are located:
· Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region:
– Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe†
– Chickahominy Tribe
– Eastern Chickahominy Tribe
– Mattaponi Tribe
– Nansemond Tribe
– Nottoway Tribe†
– Pamunkey Tribe
– Patawomeck Tribe†
– Rappahannock Tribe
– Upper Mattaponi Tribe
· Piedmont region:
– Monacan Tribe
Check out the video below which gives more information about present-day Native American culture in the state of Virginia.