March 22, 2021
‘We are still here’: Native American tribes in Tidewater begin work on new projects with aid of funding
Rappahannock Tribal Chief Anne Richardson and several tribal members welcomed Sen. Tim Kaine and his team to the tribal center recently to discuss recent federal funding, infrastructure growth and problems they are facing amid the pandemic.
As Sen. Kaine and his team entered the center, they were greeted with smiling faces and gifts — a token of the tribe’s appreciation.
With a $31 billion supplement to Virginia tribal governments in the latest federal COVID-19 relief bill, tribes across the Tid