Fourth annual Indigenous Sovereignty Conference focuses on Tribal consent
Some of the Tribal leaders at this year’s sovereignty conference; Top from left: Chickahominy Second Assistant Chief Reggie Stewart; Pamunkey Chief Robert Gray; Upper Mattaponi Chief Frank Adams; Nansemond Assistant Chief David Hennaman; Bottom from left: Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division Chief Joanne Howard; Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson and Monacan Chief Diane Shields. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)
Many Virginians may not know there are seven independent nations in our state that require the same treatment afforded to leaders of other countries.
But the sovereignty of Virginia’s federally-recognized Tribes comes with a steep learning curve, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.
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