Hello, For my fellow genealogist if you care about mankind and your Native American people please take a few minutes and write these congressmen. About our Monacan tribe and the other seven tribes located in Virginia. My people have waited a long time for this day to happen. Won't you please help us to remain a free people. Walk in peace my friends. Your Friend, Littlewolf(Lorraine)Griffith --- Lawless <halkal@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 18:34:28 +0930 > From: Lawless <halkal@ozemail.com.au> > Reply-to: halkal@ozemail.com.au > Subject: [VAAMHERS-L] Federal Recognition for the Eight Tribes of > Virginia > To: VAAMHERS-L@rootsweb.com > > To all Native American and those interested in Native American > affairs. > I am writing asking for your help on the behave of the eight state > recognize tribes in Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia formally > recognize the Chickahominy, Chickahominy Eastern Division, Mattaponi, > Upper Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Pamunkey and Rappahannock. By > the > use of historical records, treaty documentation, and archaeological > evidence, these tribes can trace their history back to before > European > contact in Jamestown Virginia in 1607. > > For those on the list, the Monacans were the Native American group > living in what is now Amherst, Buckingham, Bedford, Campbell > counties, > when the English first arrived. That is why I have posted this > request > to the list. > > The Virginia Indian people need your help! The eight state > recognized > tribes of Virginia are currently in the process of seeking Historic > Federal Recognition through Congress with a bill sponsored by > Congressman James. P. Moran. We are asking for your support of this > bill. > > THE THOMASINA E. JORDAN INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA FEDERAL RECOGNITION > ACT OF 2000 has been introduced to Congress, the bill number is: H.R. > 5073. I am asking you to please write a letter to the Chairman > Congressman Don Young and to any of the other Congressmen or > Congresswomen on the list that may be from your state. The tribes > would > be very appreciative of any support received in our endeavor to seek > federal recognition. > > Thank you. > > Respectfully, > > Andy "Running Bear" Lawless > > Committee on Resources > U.S. House of Representatives > 1324 Longworth House Office Bldg. > Washington, DC 20515-6201 > > > > Chairman � Congressman Don Young > 2111 Rayburn HOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-5765 > (202) 225-0425 �fax > (Alaska) (R) > > W.J. Tauzin > 2183 RHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-4031 > (Louisiana ) R > > James V. 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Radanovich > 123 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-4540 > (California) R > > Walter B. Jones, Jr. > 422 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-3415 > (North Carolina) R > > William Thornberry > 131 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-3706 > (Texas) R > > Chris Cannon > 118 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-7751 > (Utah) R > > Kevin Brady > 1531 LHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-4901 > (Texas) R > > John E. Peterson > 307 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-5121 > (Pennsylvania) R > > Rick Hill > 1609 LHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-3211 > (Montana) R > > Bob Schaffer > 212 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-4676 > > Jim Gibbons > 100 CHOB > Washington, DC 20515 > (202) 225-6155 > (Nevada) R > > Mark E. 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