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Wednesday, November 12, 2003

The Eastern Division Chickahominy Tribe of Virginia has been bombarded with donations after word spread that the tribe could lose the only land it owns.

The tribe was having trouble making the monthly payment of $1,471.90 for 41 acres of land. The tribe plans to use the land for a cultural center, an outdoor pavilion, a walking trail and a pond.

The tribe is state recognized. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has advanced a bill that would grant federal recognition to the tribe and five other Virginia tribes.

Get the Story:
Gifts help tribe make payments on land (AP 11/11)

Get the Bill:
The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2003 (S.1423)

Related Stories:
Senate bill to recognize six Va. tribes advances (10/30)

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