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Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced separate agreements with the Powhatan Renape Nation, which has tribal grounds in Westampton, and the Ramapough Lenape Nation in the state's northeast region.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth. That means "sky" in the language of the Native American Powhatan ...
The Powhatan has fewer than 1,000 members while the Ramapough have 5,000. Nationwide, 62 Indian tribes have state recognition but not federal recognition, and many of them are on the East Coast ...
In 1618, Chief Powhatan died and the responsibility of head chief went to Powhatan’s brother Opechancanough (Op-e-chan-can-ough). He turned out to be of different character.
Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell and Native American tribal officials will dedicate the Werowocomoco (WER-ruh-wo-KOM-uh-ko) site near Gloucester, Va., in a day-long event.