Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia

This article is about state-recognized tribe. For historic Native American tribe, see Patawomeck.
Patawomeck Indian Tribe
of Virginia[1]
Named afterPatawomeck people, American Indians
Formation2014[2]
Typestate-recognized tribe (2010),[3] nonprofit organization (2014)[2]
EIN 47-1481316
(Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia);[2]
EIN 27-1379012
(Patawomeck Heritage Foundation)[4]
PurposeA23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness[1]
HeadquartersStafford County, Virginia[5]
Location
Membership
2,300[5]
Official language
English
President
Charles Bullock (2022)[1]
Websitepatawomeckindiantribeofvirginia.org

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia is a state-recognized tribe in Virginia and a nonprofit organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Patawomeck people.

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia is not federally recognized as a Native American tribe.[6] The organization has never petitioned for federal recognition.

The Patawomeck people, more commonly known as the Potomac people, are a historic Eastern Algonquian–speaking tribe who lived on the Virginia.[7]

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  6. ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 8 May 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ^ Feest, Christian F. (1978). Trigger, Bruce G. (ed.). Handbook of North American Indians: Northeast, Vol. 15. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. p. 269.