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Virginia tribe still fighting for recognition after identity wiped from records

“The Racial Integrity Act [of 1924] essentially said, ‘We no longer have Indians in the state of Virginia,’ even though they did. And they had a lot of evidence to support that."

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A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe has been fighting to gain federal recognition from the US government for more than a decade. The tribe says the designation is critical to preserving its cultural traditions.

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A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition

A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition
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A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition

A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition
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A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition

A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records Nearly a century later, they re still fighting for recognition
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