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Pages in category "Native American tribes in West Virginia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of West Virginia whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Ancillary information present in former versions of this list but no longer contained in the current listing have been included here in italics print. In 2018, six more Virginia-based tribes were added to the list, then in 2020 the Little Shell Chippewa were recognized bringing the total to 574. [7] Of these, 231 are located in Alaska.
West Virginia portal; ... Native American tribes in West Virginia (4 C, 11 P) S. Susquehannock (1 C, 16 P) W. West Virginia placenames of Native American origin (111 P)
Virginia: 65: 0.11 (0.28) 0.012 (0.032) 0.12 (0.31) ... These areas have a substantial concentration of members of tribes that are State recognized but not Federally ...
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
This is an unrecognized tribe in Dahlonega, GA, that have the same name as a State-recognized tribe Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (I). [26] [27] Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. [32] (III). [25] This is an unrecognized tribe that have the same name as a State-recognized tribe Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (I).
Virginia has an office to manage Indian affairs: the Virginia Council on Indians. It is composed of 13 members - eight from Virginia tribes officially recognized by the Commonwealth, two members at-large from Indian population in Virginia, one from House of Delegates, one from Senate, and one from Commonwealth at-large. [25]