Rappahannock people
Federally-recognized Native American tribe in Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Total population | |
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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 |
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