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Virginia Indians continue federal recognition fight
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), June, 2004 by Whitehead, Bobbie
Whitehead, Bobbie Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 06-23-2004 NCAI president applauds perseverance RICHMOND, Va. - A national American Indian leader, speaking often in his Hidatsa language, pledged his support for the six Virginia Indian tribes seeking federal recognition. Tex Hall, the National Congress of American Indians president and guest speaker June 15 at a Virginia Indian Tribal Alliance for Life reception, said many elders have died waiting on federal recognition.
He noted that he couldn't imagine the struggles Virginia's Indians have endured for the past 400 ...
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