Chickahominy Indian Tribe
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Lands
the Chickahominy River area and Chickahominy Ridge in Virginia, as described in the Tribe's history
Countries United States
Facts 4
History
The Tribe dates the establishment of Samaria Indian Baptist Church, a community institution, to 1901.
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History
The Tribe's history says the Treaty of 1646 displaced Chickahominy people from their river homelands.
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History
The Tribe's history describes members building schools and funding teachers' salaries under Virginia's discriminatory education policies.
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Land
The Chickahominy Indian Tribe's history describes permanent villages along the Virginia river that still bears its name.
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Context and resources
River Homelands And Displacement
The Tribe describes permanent villages along the Chickahominy River. Its history says the Treaty of 1646 displaced its people to Pamunkey Neck, followed by further settler pressure and a gradual move toward Chickahominy Ridge. It also describes Chickahominy villages as independent of Chief Powhatan while maintaining close ties with neighboring Native peoples. These are the Tribe's historical accounts, not a present land-boundary determination.
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Education And Community Continuity
The Tribe dates Samaria Indian Baptist Church to 1901 and describes its importance to community life. Its twentieth-century account explains how Virginia's racial policies attacked Native records and restricted education. Community members built schools and funded teachers' salaries; many children went to Oklahoma to finish high school and attend college. The Tribe's published vision connects its future with environmental stewardship and sharing its own story. These are accounts of community persistence and aspirations, not verified program outcomes.
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From the publisher's own pages
Chickahominy Indian Tribe: Twentieth-Century History (opens in a new tab)
Read the Tribe's own account of racial classification, education barriers and community institutions.
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Chickahominy Indian Tribe: Its Vision For The Future (opens in a new tab)
Read the Tribe's published aspirations for environmental stewardship and telling its own story. Aspirations are not independently measured outcomes.
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
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