- Source: Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Virginia. The organization identifies as descending from Nottoway people. They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe.
The name Cheroenhaka is the autonym for Nottoway people.
State-recognition
The Commonwealth of Virginia recognized the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe as a tribe in 2010, when the state also recognized the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia.
Organization
The group formed Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribal Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2005, with the mission to "Educational, charitable and religious. Educational, charitable, and religious." In 2020, the nonprofit held $468,180 in assets and hiring no employees.
The chief is Walter "Red Hawk" Brown of Courtland, Virginia.
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External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
- Nottoway people
- Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
- Nottoway language
- Courtland, Virginia
- Nottoway County, Virginia
- Native American tribes in Virginia
- Monacan Indian Nation
- Powhatan
- State-recognized tribes in the United States
