The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe is a

state-recognized tribe State-recognized tribes in the United States are organizations that identify as Native American tribes or heritage groups that do not meet the criteria for federally recognized Indian tribes but have been recognized by a process established under ...

and

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

. The organization identifies as descending from

Nottoway people The Nottoway are an Iroquoian Native American tribe in Virginia. The Nottoway spoke a Nottoway language in the Iroquoian language family. Names The term ''Nottoway'' may derive from ''Nadawa'' or ''Nadowessioux'' (widely translated as "poison ...

. They are not

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as a

Native American tribe In the United States, an American Indian tribe, Native American tribe, Alaska Native village, tribal nation, or similar concept is any extant or historical clan, tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Native Americans in the Unit ...

. The name ''Cheroenhaka'' is the

autonym Autonym may refer to: * Autonym, the name used by a person to refer to themselves or their language; see Exonym and endonym * Autonym (botany), an automatically created infrageneric or infraspecific name See also * Nominotypical subspecies, in zo ...

for Nottoway people.

State-recognition

The Commonwealth of Virginia recognized the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe as a tribe in 2010, when the state also recognized the

Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Virginia. The organization identifies as descending from Nottoway people. They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe. State-recogni ...

Organization

The group formed Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribal Heritage Foundation, a

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...

in 2005, with the mission to "Educational, charitable and religious. Educational, charitable, and religious." In 2020, the nonprofit held $468,180 in assets and hiring no employees. The chief is Walter "Red Halk" Brown of

Courtland, Virginia Courtland is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,295 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Southampton County. History Originally named "Jerusalem" by the first colonists to settle in t ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheroenhaka Nottoway Indian Tribe Cultural organizations based in Virginia Non-profit organizations based in Virginia 2005 establishments in Virginia State-recognized tribes in the United States