Rappahannock people

Rappahannock
Two members of the tribe, Wanda Fortune and G. Anne Richardson, with Tad Davis of the US Army Environmental Command, 2009
Total population
Enrolled members: 500
Regions with significant populations
Virginia
Essex, Caroline, and King and Queen counties, Virginia
Languages
English, Algonquian (historical)
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Monacan, Chickahominy, Mattaponi Official Tribal Seal

The Rappahannock are a federally recognized tribe in Virginia and one of the eleven state-recognized tribes. They are made up of descendants of several small Algonquian-speaking tribes who merged in the late 17th century. In January 2018, they were one of six Virginia tribes to gain federal recognition by passage of the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.


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