Returning to the River: How the Rappahannock Tribe, in Partnership with Government, Nonprofit, and Community Partners, is Rematriating Ancient Homelands and Revitalizing the Future of Land Conservation in Virginia and Beyond
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On June 17, 2017, a group gathered on a small plot of land above the Rappahannock River in what is now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia to witness a historic moment: the return of one acre of land to the Rappahannock Tribe. The day signified the Tribe’s return to the river that is the heart of its ancestral land, but it was als…
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