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Indigenous Protector Movement
Native America Calling: Native Americans caught up in federal crackdown in Minneapolis (January 12, 2026)
Immigration agents are accused of forcefully dragging a Native man from a car and detaining him during a ongoing and violent crackdown in Minnesota.
Rappahannock River
Press Release: Rappahannock Tribe objects to water permit on ancestral homelands (January 5, 2026)
“It is infringing on the rights of nature as stated in our Constitution,” said Chief Anne Richardson. “We will fight it.”
Anne Richardson
Sovereign Nations of Virginia host annual conference (September 16, 2024)
Tribes in Virginia continue to build relationships with key partners with a conference taking place on their homelands.
LandBack
‘This is about self-determination and sovereignty’: Tribes welcome return of ancestral lands (February 15, 2023)
Private and public lands are slowly being returned to the care of Native peoples across the country.
Virginia Tribes
‘We’ve been at the table’: Tribes in Virginia join forces with Indian Health Service (September 8, 2022)
Tribal nations in Virginia are ushering in a new era in health care after securing recognition from the federal government.
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service expands services for tribes in Virginia (September 8, 2022)
The Indian Health Service announces the deployment of mobile units at an event hosted by the Chickahominy Tribe.
Rassawek, Virginia
Tribal nations welcome formal consultation policy in Virginia (November 18, 2021)
A new consultation policy in Virginia requires free, prior and informed consent of tribal nations before any state permits are approved.
Ralph Northam
Virginia governor adopts formal tribal consultation policy (November 18, 2021)
“The Commonwealth has an important and unique government-to-government relationship with Virginia’s Tribal Nations,” said Gov. Ralph Northam (D).
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