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Union Calendar No. 73 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1294 
[Report No. 110–124] 
To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chicka-
hominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, 
the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the 
Nansemond Indian Tribe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 7, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RENZI and Mr. GRIJALVA 
MAY 7, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2007] 
A BILL 
To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Divi-
sion, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
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Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the 
Nansemond Indian Tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal 
Recognition Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 104. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 105. Governing body. 
Sec. 106. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 107. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE II—CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE—EASTERN DIVISION 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 204. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 205. Governing body. 
Sec. 206. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 207. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE III—UPPER MATTAPONI TRIBE 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 304. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 305. Governing body. 
Sec. 306. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 307. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE IV—RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE, INC. 
Sec. 401. Findings. 
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Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 404. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 405. Governing body. 
Sec. 406. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 407. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE V—MONACAN INDIAN NATION 
Sec. 501. Findings. 
Sec. 502. Definitions. 
Sec. 503. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 504. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 505. Governing body. 
Sec. 506. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 507. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE VI—NANSEMOND INDIAN TRIBE 
Sec. 601. Findings. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Sec. 603. Federal recognition. 
Sec. 604. Membership; governing documents. 
Sec. 605. Governing body. 
Sec. 606. Reservation of the Tribe. 
Sec. 607. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights. 
TITLE I—CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN 
TRIBE 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) in 1607, when the English settlers set shore 
along the Virginia coastline, the Chickahominy In-
dian Tribe was 1 of about 30 tribes that received 
them; 
(2) in 1614, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe en-
tered into a treaty with Sir Thomas Dale, Governor 
of the Jamestown Colony, under which— 
(A) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe agreed 
to provide 2 bushels of corn per man and send 
warriors to protect the English; and 
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(B) Sir Thomas Dale agreed in return to 
allow the Tribe to continue to practice its own 
tribal governance; 
(3) in 1646, a treaty was signed which forced the 
Chickahominy from their homeland to the area 
around the York Mattaponi River in present-day 
King William County, leading to the formation of a 
reservation; 
(4) in 1677, following Bacon’s Rebellion, the 
Queen of Pamunkey signed the Treaty of Middle 
Plantation on behalf of the Chickahominy; 
(5) in 1702, the Chickahominy were forced from 
their reservation, which caused the loss of a land base; 
(6) in 1711, the College of William and Mary in 
Williamsburg established a grammar school for Indi-
ans called Brafferton College; 
(7) a Chickahominy child was 1 of the first Indi-
ans to attend Brafferton College; 
(8) in 1750, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
began to migrate from King William County back to 
the area around the Chickahominy River in New 
Kent and Charles City Counties; 
(9) in 1793, a Baptist missionary named 
Bradby took refuge with the Chickahominy and took 
a Chickahominy woman as his wife; 
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(10) in 1831, the names of the ancestors of the 
modern-day Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to ap-
pear in the Charles City County census records; 
(11) in 1901, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
formed Samaria Baptist Church; 
(12) from 1901 to 1935, Chickahominy men were 
assessed a tribal tax so that their children could re-
ceive an education; 
(13) the Tribe used the proceeds from the tax to 
build the first Samaria Indian School, buy supplies, 
and pay a teacher’s salary; 
(14) in 1919, C. Lee Moore, Auditor of Public 
Accounts for Virginia, told Chickahominy Chief O.W. 
Adkins that he had instructed the Commissioner of 
Revenue for Charles City County to record Chicka-
hominy tribal members on the county tax rolls as In-
dian, and not as white or colored; 
(15) during the period of 1920 through 1930, 
various Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia 
wrote letters of introduction for Chickahominy Chiefs 
who had official business with Federal agencies in 
Washington, DC; 
(16) in 1934, Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins 
wrote to John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs, requesting money to acquire land for the Chick-
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ahominy Indian Tribe’s use, to build school, medical, 
and library facilities and to buy tractors, implements, 
and seed; 
(17) in 1934, John Collier, Commissioner of In-
dian Affairs, wrote to Chickahominy Chief O.O. 
Adkins, informing him that Congress had passed the 
Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘In-
dian Reorganization Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), 
but had not made the appropriation to fund the Act; 
(18) in 1942, Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins 
wrote to John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs, asking for help in getting the proper racial des-
ignation on Selective Service records for Chicka-
hominy soldiers; 
(19) in 1943, John Collier, Commissioner of In-
dian Affairs, asked Douglas S. Freeman, editor of the 
Richmond News-Leader newspaper of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, to help Virginia Indians obtain proper racial 
designation on birth records; 
(20) Collier stated that his office could not offi-
cially intervene because it had no responsibility for 
the Virginia Indians, ‘‘as a matter largely of histor-
ical accident’’, but was ‘‘interested in them as de-
scendants of the original inhabitants of the region’’; 
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(21) in 1948, the Veterans’ Education Committee 
of the Virginia State Board of Education approved 
Samaria Indian School to provide training to vet-
erans; 
(22) that school was established and run by the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe; 
(23) in 1950, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
purchased and donated to the Charles City County 
School Board land to be used to build a modern 
school for students of the Chickahominy and other 
Virginia Indian tribes; 
(24) the Samaria Indian School included stu-
dents in grades 1 through 8; 
(25) In 1961, Senator Sam Ervin, Chairman of 
the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, requested 
Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins to provide assist-
ance in analyzing the status of the constitutional 
rights of Indians ‘‘in your area’’; 
(26) in 1967, the Charles City County school 
board closed Samaria Indian School and converted 
the school to a countywide primary school as a step 
toward full school integration of Indian and non-In-
dian students; 
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(27) in 1972, the Charles City County school 
board began receiving funds under the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 458aa et seq.) on behalf of Chickahominy stu-
dents, which funding is provided as of the date of en-
actment of this Act under title V of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 458aaa et seq.); 
(28) in 1974, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
bought land and built a tribal center using monthly 
pledges from tribal members to finance the trans-
actions; 
(29) in 1983, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
was granted recognition as an Indian tribe by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, along with 5 other In-
dian tribes; and 
(30) in 1985, Governor Gerald Baliles was the 
special guest at an intertribal Thanksgiving Day din-
ner hosted by the Chickahominy Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) TRIBAL MEMBER.—The term ‘‘tribal mem-
ber’’ means— 
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(A) an individual who is an enrolled mem-
ber of the Tribe as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) an individual who has been placed on 
the membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance 
with this title. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Chick-
ahominy Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 103. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 
(a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Federal recognition is ex-
tended to the Tribe. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (includ-
ing regulations) of the United States of general appli-
cability to Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands 
of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) that are not inconsistent with 
this title shall be applicable to the Tribe and tribal 
members. 
(b) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Tribe and tribal members 
shall be eligible for all services and benefits provided 
by the Federal Government to federally recognized In-
dian tribes without regard to— 
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(A) the existence of a reservation for the 
Tribe; or 
(B) the location of the residence of any trib-
al member on or near any Indian reservation. 
(2) SERVICE AREA.—For the purpose of the de-
livery of Federal services to tribal members, the serv-
ice area of the Tribe shall be considered to be the area 
comprised of New Kent County, James City County, 
Charles City County, and Henrico County, Virginia. 
SEC. 104. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. 
The membership roll and governing documents of the 
Tribe shall be the most recent membership roll and gov-
erning documents, respectively, submitted by the Tribe to 
the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 105. GOVERNING BODY. 
The governing body of the Tribe shall be— 
(1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as 
of the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any subsequent governing body elected in ac-
cordance with the election procedures specified in the 
governing documents of the Tribe. 
SEC. 106. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 25 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers to the Sec-
retary land within the boundaries of New Kent County, 
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James City County, Charles City County, or Henrico Coun-
ty, Virginia, the Secretary shall take the land into trust 
for the benefit of the Tribe. Any land taken into trust for 
the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this subsection shall 
be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe. 
(b) GAMING.—The Tribe may not conduct gaming ac-
tivities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under 
the authority of any Federal law, including the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under 
any regulations thereunder promulgated by the Secretary 
or the National Indian Gaming Commission. 
SEC. 107. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND 
WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any 
manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water 
rights of the Tribe and members of the Tribe. 
TITLE 
II—CHICKAHOMINY 
IN-
DIAN TRIBE—EASTERN DIVI-
SION 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) in 1607, when the English settlers set shore 
along the Virginia coastline, the Chickahominy In-
dian Tribe was 1 of about 30 tribes that received 
them; 
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(2) in 1614, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe en-
tered into a treaty with Sir Thomas Dale, Governor 
of the Jamestown Colony, under which— 
(A) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe agreed 
to provide 2 bushels of corn per man and send 
warriors to protect the English; and 
(B) Sir Thomas Dale agreed in return to 
allow the Tribe to continue to practice its own 
tribal governance; 
(3) in 1646, a treaty was signed which forced the 
Chickahominy from their homeland to the area 
around the York River in present-day King William 
County, leading to the formation of a reservation; 
(4) in 1677, following Bacon’s Rebellion, the 
Queen of Pamunkey signed the Treaty of Middle 
Plantation on behalf of the Chickahominy; 
(5) in 1702, the Chickahominy were forced from 
their reservation, which caused the loss of a land base; 
(6) in 1711, the College of William and Mary in 
Williamsburg established a grammar school for Indi-
ans called Brafferton College; 
(7) a Chickahominy child was 1 of the first Indi-
ans to attend Brafferton College; 
(8) in 1750, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
began to migrate from King William County back to 
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the area around the Chickahominy River in New 
Kent and Charles City Counties; 
(9) in 1793, a Baptist missionary named 
Bradby took refuge with the Chickahominy and took 
a Chickahominy woman as his wife; 
(10) in 1831, the names of the ancestors of the 
modern-day Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to ap-
pear in the Charles City County census records; 
(11) in 1870, a census revealed an enclave of In-
dians in New Kent County that is believed to be the 
beginning of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—East-
ern Division; 
(12) other records were destroyed when the New 
Kent County courthouse was burned, leaving a State 
census as the only record covering that period; 
(13) in 1901, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
formed Samaria Baptist Church; 
(14) from 1901 to 1935, Chickahominy men were 
assessed a tribal tax so that their children could re-
ceive an education; 
(15) the Tribe used the proceeds from the tax to 
build the first Samaria Indian School, buy supplies, 
and pay a teacher’s salary; 
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(16) in 1910, a 1-room school covering grades 1 
through 8 was established in New Kent County for the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division; 
(17) during the period of 1920 through 1921, the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division began 
forming a tribal government; 
(18) E.P. Bradby, the founder of the Tribe, was 
elected to be Chief; 
(19) in 1922, Tsena Commocko Baptist Church 
was organized; 
(20) in 1925, a certificate of incorporation was 
issued to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern 
Division; 
(21) in 1950, the 1-room Indian school in New 
Kent County was closed and students were bused to 
Samaria Indian School in Charles City County; 
(22) in 1967, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe 
and the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Divi-
sion lost their schools as a result of the required inte-
gration of students; 
(23) during the period of 1982 through 1984, 
Tsena Commocko Baptist Church built a new sanc-
tuary to accommodate church growth; 
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(24) in 1983 the Chickahominy Indian Tribe— 
Eastern Division was granted State recognition along 
with 5 other Virginia Indian tribes; 
(25) in 1985— 
(A) the Virginia Council on Indians was 
organized as a State agency; and 
(B) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—East-
ern Division was granted a seat on the Council; 
(26) in 1988, a nonprofit organization known as 
the ‘‘United Indians of Virginia’’ was formed; and 
(27) Chief Marvin ‘‘Strongoak’’ Bradby of the 
Eastern Band of the Chickahominy presently chairs 
the organization. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) TRIBAL MEMBER.—The term ‘‘tribal mem-
ber’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is an enrolled mem-
ber of the Tribe as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) an individual who has been placed on 
the membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance 
with this title. 
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(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Chick-
ahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division. 
SEC. 203. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 
(a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Federal recognition is ex-
tended to the Tribe. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (includ-
ing regulations) of the United States of general appli-
cability to Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands 
of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) that are not inconsistent with 
this title shall be applicable to the Tribe and tribal 
members. 
(b) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Tribe and tribal members 
shall be eligible for all future services and benefits 
provided by the Federal Government to federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes without regard to— 
(A) the existence of a reservation for the 
Tribe; or 
(B) the location of the residence of any trib-
al member on or near any Indian reservation. 
(2) SERVICE AREA.—For the purpose of the de-
livery of Federal services to tribal members, the serv-
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ice area of the Tribe shall be considered to be the area 
comprised of New Kent County, James City County, 
Charles City County, and Henrico County, Virginia. 
SEC. 204. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. 
The membership roll and governing documents of the 
Tribe shall be the most recent membership roll and gov-
erning documents, respectively, submitted by the Tribe to 
the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 205. GOVERNING BODY. 
The governing body of the Tribe shall be— 
(1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as 
of the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any subsequent governing body elected in ac-
cordance with the election procedures specified in the 
governing documents of the Tribe. 
SEC. 206. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 25 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers to the Sec-
retary any land within the boundaries of New Kent County, 
James City County, Charles City County, or Henrico Coun-
ty, Virginia, the Secretary shall take the land into trust 
for the benefit of the Tribe. Any land taken into trust for 
the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this subsection shall 
be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe. 
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(b) GAMING.—The Tribe may not conduct gaming ac-
tivities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under 
the authority of any Federal law, including the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under 
any regulations thereunder promulgated by the Secretary 
or the National Indian Gaming Commission. 
SEC. 207. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND 
WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any 
manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water 
rights of the Tribe and members of the Tribe. 
TITLE III—UPPER MATTAPONI 
TRIBE 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) during the period of 1607 through 1646, the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribes— 
(A) lived approximately 20 miles from 
Jamestown; and 
(B) were significantly involved in English- 
Indian affairs; 
(2) Mattaponi Indians, who later joined the 
Chickahominy Indians, lived a greater distance from 
Jamestown; 
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(3) in 1646, the Chickahominy Indians moved to 
Mattaponi River basin, away from the English; 
(4) in 1661, the Chickahominy Indians sold land 
at a place known as ‘‘the cliffs’’ on the Mattaponi 
River; 
(5) in 1669, the Chickahominy Indians— 
(A) appeared in the Virginia Colony’s cen-
sus of Indian bowmen; and 
(B) lived in ‘‘New Kent’’ County, which in-
cluded the Mattaponi River basin at that time; 
(6) in 1677, the Chickahominy and Mattaponi 
Indians were subjects of the Queen of Pamunkey, who 
was a signatory to the Treaty of 1677 with the King 
of England; 
(7) in 1683, after a Mattaponi town was at-
tacked by Seneca Indians, the Mattaponi Indians took 
refuge with the Chickahominy Indians, and the his-
tory of the 2 groups was intertwined for many years 
thereafter; 
(8) in 1695, the Chickahominy and Mattaponi 
Indians— 
(A) were assigned a reservation by the Vir-
ginia Colony; and 
(B) traded land of the reservation for land 
at the place known as ‘‘the cliffs’’ (which, as of 
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the date of enactment of this Act, is the 
Mattaponi Indian Reservation), which had been 
owned by the Mattaponi Indians before 1661; 
(9) in 1711, a Chickahominy boy attended the 
Indian School at the College of William and Mary; 
(10) in 1726, the Virginia Colony discontinued 
funding of interpreters for the Chickahominy and 
Mattaponi Indian Tribes; 
(11) James Adams, who served as an interpreter 
to the Indian tribes known as of the date of enactment 
of this Act as the ‘‘Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe’’ 
and ‘‘Chickahominy Indian Tribe’’, elected to stay 
with the Upper Mattaponi Indians; 
(12) today, a majority of the Upper Mattaponi 
Indians have ‘‘Adams’’ as their surname; 
(13) in 1787, Thomas Jefferson, in Notes on the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, mentioned the Mattaponi 
Indians on a reservation in King William County 
and said that Chickahominy Indians were ‘‘blended’’ 
with the Mattaponi Indians and nearby Pamunkey 
Indians; 
(14) in 1850, the census of the United States re-
vealed a nucleus of approximately 10 families, all an-
cestral to modern Upper Mattaponi Indians, living in 
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central King William County, Virginia, approxi-
mately 10 miles from the reservation; 
(15) during the period of 1853 through 1884, 
King William County marriage records listed Upper 
Mattaponis as ‘‘Indians’’ in marrying people residing 
on the reservation; 
(16) during the period of 1884 through the 
present, county marriage records usually refer to 
Upper Mattaponis as ‘‘Indians’’; 
(17) in 1901, Smithsonian anthropologist James 
Mooney heard about the Upper Mattaponi Indians 
but did not visit them; 
(18) in 1928, University of Pennsylvania an-
thropologist Frank Speck published a book on modern 
Virginia Indians with a section on the Upper 
Mattaponis; 
(19) from 1929 until 1930, the leadership of the 
Upper Mattaponi Indians opposed the use of a ‘‘col-
ored’’ designation in the 1930 United States census 
and won a compromise in which the Indian ancestry 
of the Upper Mattaponis was recorded but questioned; 
(20) during the period of 1942 through 1945— 
(A) the leadership of the Upper Mattaponi 
Indians, with the help of Frank Speck and oth-
ers, fought against the induction of young men 
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