Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia

The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Virginia.[3] The organization identifies as descending from Nottoway people. They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe.[3]

Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia[1]
Named afterNottoway people
Formation26 January 2006[1]
Founded atFranklin, Virginia
Typestate-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization
Foundation: EIN 94-3433830[2]
Location
Chairman
Lynette Lewis Allston[1]
SubsidiariesVirginia Nottoway Indian Circle and Square Foundation Incorporated[2]
Websitenottowayindians.org

State-recognition

The Commonwealth of Virginia recognized the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia as a tribe in 2010.[4] The state also recognized the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe.[4]

Organization

The group formed Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2006.[1]

The agent for the organization is Crystal Joyner of Franklin, Virginia.[1] The administration includes:

  • Director: Archie Elliot, Lynnetter Lewis Allston
  • Chair: Lynnette Lewis Allston
  • Vice-chair: Archie Elliot
  • Officer: Asphy S. Turner, William Wright.[1]

In 2009, they organized the Virginia Nottoway Indian Circle and Square Foundation Incorporated, another nonprofit organization based in King William, Virginia. Their principal officer Asphy S. Turner.[2]

Lynette Lewis Allston is the chief of the state-recognized tribe, based in Capron, Virginia.[5]

Activity

Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia host an annual powwow in Surry, Virginia.[6]

Notes
  1. "Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, Inc". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. "Virginia Nottoway Indian Circle and Square Foundation Incorporated". GuideStar. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. "Virginia Indians". Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. "Tribal Directory". National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. "Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Powwow". Virginia's Gateway Region. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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