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Updated: 4:24 PM Sep 16, 2008
Hearing to Recognize VA's Tribes
Washington, D.C. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) announced Monday that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has agreed to hold a hearing to consider legislation to federally recognize six of Virginia’s Indian tribes. Posted: 11:45 AM Sep 15, 2008 |
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It's VITAL for the Native American Indians to finally have clarity along with Federal reconition..The ancestors of POWTAN and alike not only deserve but SHOULD be their NATURAL born RIGHT to be noted in history despite government manipulation with record keeping and people like PLECKER for these people to have a claim to their heridity and be given the oppertunity acheive the true american dream-for a country that welcomes so many other diverse cultures--IT SEEMED LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND YET THE NATIVES ARE STILL HAVING TO WAIT FOR FEDERAL RECONITION..WHERE'S THE ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL FIT INTO?? SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEEN CONGRESS SITTING AROUND BUSY GIVING AWAY BILLIONS TO REBUILD OTHER COUNTRIES? AMERICA SHOULD BE "GIVING" BACK TO THE NATIVES IF ANYONE DESERVES FEDERAL RESTITUTION AND MONIES OF ANY KIND..IT BEGINS WITH FEDERAL RECONITION ALONG WITH HISTORY BEING RETAUGHT IN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS....