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April 21, 2025

King and Queen tribe acquires nearly 1,000 acres along Rappahannock River

The Virginian-Pilot | www.pilotonline.com — The Rappahannock Indian Tribe has acquired a large and significant property that once comprised part of its ancestral homeland. Last week, the tribe announced that...
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April 18, 2025

Rappahannock Tribe acquires nearly 1,000 acres along its namesake river

Virginia Mercury | www.virginiamercury.com — On Wednesday, the Rappahannock Tribe announced it acquired the largest amount of its ancestral lands to date with the transfer of nearly 1,000 acres from...
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April 15, 2025

American Rivers Announces Rappahannock River as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers

American Rivers | www.americanrivers.org — Declining groundwater levels and a lack of comprehensive water supply planning amidst rapid population growth and expanding industries in Virginia has landed the Rappahannock River...
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January 13, 2025

Rappahannock Tribe Uses Service Grant for Culturally and Environmentally Important Restoration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | www.fws.gov — For the Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia, river herring and oysters are vital for both ecosystem health and Tribal traditions. Since time immemorial...
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December 30, 2024

Tribal Highlight: Rappahannock Tribe Awarded Funds to support planning for their Return to the River Initiative

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society | www.nafws.org — Utilizing funding awarded by the America the Beautiful Challenge competitive grant program for ecological restoration and cultural preservation, the Rappahannock Tribe...
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November 26, 2024

What is the Land Back movement? How tribal sovereignty and the fight to address the climate crisis are connected.

Vox | www.vox.com — … In Virginia, the member tribes of the Indigenous Conservation Council for the Chesapeake Bay are engaged in Land Back and restoration projects to help blunt...
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June 27, 2023

Rappahannock Tribe gives Kaine a close-up view of conservation partnership

Summarized from: Rappahannock Tribe gives Kaine a close-up view of conservation partnership | WVTF   Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson is sitting quietly amid a group, excited by acres of pristine...
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December 15, 2021

Northam pledges over $20 million for Tribal land re-acquisition and cultural site conservation

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced two budget proposals aimed towards protecting Virginia’s natural resources and sites of cultural significance for people of color, including Black...
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Chief Anne at Fones Cliffs
December 2, 2021

EDITORIAL: Virginia’s tribe get a seat at the table

It seems like a small thing to grant. After a 414-year land grab, the Commonwealth of Virginia is giving federally recognized tribes some say-so in what happens on land that...
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November 18, 2021

New rule requires consultation with Virginia tribes about development

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on Thursday signedan order requiring state agencies to consult with Virginia Indian tribes before making decisions that affect land, waterways and other natural sites important to...
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January 14, 2021

Members of Virginia’s Rappahannock Tribe are at work with archaeologists to document the landscape they call home

Soon after Captain John Smith arrived at Jamestown in 1607, or so the story goes, he was captured by Opechancanough, the brother of the powerful Native chief Powhatan. English explorers...
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Historic Preservation Fund Grant - Rappahannock Tribe
August 31, 2020

Rappahannock Tribe Receives Grant from the Tribal Heritage Grant Program to Restore the Nelson House

The Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia has received a grant award through the Tribal Heritage grant program, funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service, Department...
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