Chickahominy Indian Tribe

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The Chickahominy Indian Tribe is a state- and federally recognized Native American tribe in Virginia, known for its enduring cultural heritage and historical presence in the Tidewater region.

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Chickahominy people 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
state-recognized tribe
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
cultureArea Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Chickahominy people NERFINISHED
ethnoHistoricRegion Powhatan Confederacy area
hasAncestralLanguage Chickahominy language NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage Chickahominy cultural traditions
hasCulturalIdentity Indigenous people of the Eastern United States
hasCulturalPractice powwow
storytelling
traditional crafts
traditional dance
hasDemographic Native American population in Virginia
hasGovernmentType tribal government
hasHistoricRegion Chickahominy River basin NERFINISHED
Coastal Virginia NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPeoplehood Chickahominy Nation NERFINISHED
hasRecognitionType federal recognition
state recognition
hasReligion Christianity
traditional Chickahominy beliefs
hasSovereignty limited tribal sovereignty
hasTraditionalEconomy agriculture
fishing
hunting
hasTraditionalTerritory lands around the Chickahominy River
isIndigenousTo Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
isPartOf Virginia Indian tribes NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf Native American history of Virginia
Tidewater Virginia history
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedIn Tidewater region NERFINISHED
Virginia
partOf Eastern Woodlands tribes NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
recognizedStatus federally recognized
state-recognized
region Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

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Powhatan peoples descendants Chickahominy Indian Tribe
Chickahominy River namedAfter Chickahominy Indian Tribe
this entity surface form: Chickahominy people