The governor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Timothy Kaine, was given buck deer and other gifts by the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes at an annual ceremony, which honors the treaties of 1646 and 1677. The gifts are given to the governor every year on the day before Thanksgiving in lieu of taxes on the lands held by the tribes. Both the Mattaponi, one of the oldest reservations in America, and the Pamunkey tribes still live on state reservations.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Virginia tribes....offer tributes
The governor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Timothy Kaine, was given buck deer and other gifts by the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes at an annual ceremony, which honors the treaties of 1646 and 1677. The gifts are given to the governor every year on the day before Thanksgiving in lieu of taxes on the lands held by the tribes. Both the Mattaponi, one of the oldest reservations in America, and the Pamunkey tribes still live on state reservations.
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