Upper Mattaponi establishes tribal court, a historic first for Virginia

Councilwoman Desiree Dyer (seated) and Chief Frank Adams look on as Chief Justice Melissa Holds the Enemy (Crow) swears in newly elected Assistant Chief Lou Wratchford during a swearing in of Upper Mattaponi tribal officers. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)

This week, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe marked a historic first for Virginia.

It became the first of the state’s seven federally-recognized Tribes to form a justice system, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.

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