The Commission was later changed to the Virginia Council on Indians. The Council's duties are to gather information, make studies, and conduct research into the Indian Tribes in the Commonwealth and suggest ways in which Indians may reach their potential and make their full contributions, as wage earners and citizens to society and the Commonwealth. The Virginia Council on Indians reports its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly 60 days prior to the convening of the session of the General Assembly held in each even numbered year.
All council members work strictly on a volunteer basis.
They meet monthly at the Capital in Richmond Virginia, to discuss issues pertinent to the Indigenous population. The Petitioning Tribe has been identified as a tribe that is indigenous to Virginia at the time of the arrival of the first European settlers. The Petitioning Tribe occupied a specific site in Virginia as defined by the current State boundaries. The Petitioning Tribe is not recognized by another state. The members of the Petitioning Tribe are Indian descendants from the Indigenous tribe and are not members of any other tribe.