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Marker in Virginia recognizes town where tribes aided settlers
Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources approved a marker at a town where tribes provided shelter and food to the Jamestown settlers.
The tribes first welcomed the European settlers at Kecoughtan in 1607.
A year later, the tribes helped the new immigrants through a harsh winter, an event commemorated by the new marker.
Despite their long history of contact, tribes in Virginia lack federal recognition.
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