April
Spotswood Treaty Tribute
An annual tribute commemorating the treaty history between the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Welcome to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe
Honoring our history, preserving our culture, building our future.
- 1607/1608 First Ethno-historic Contact
- 2010 State-Recognized
- 263 Acres at Cattashowrock Town
- 4 Annual Gatherings
Message from the Chief
As our tribe's spokesperson "Dar-sun-ke" (the Tongue), and Chief, it is with great zeal on behalf of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribal Council and Members, that we welcome you in the name of the Creator (Quaker-Hun-te) to our Tribal Web Site.
Each year we host tribal events on our 263 acres of tribal land at Cattashowrock Town. A Green Corn Dance Powwow the first Saturday in July, a Native American Revival, Crusade for Christ / Yahshua, the Great Awakening of the Holy Spirit, on the third Saturday in September, and an Intertribal Corn Harvest Powwow and School Day on the first weekend in November. The School Day is the Friday before the November Powwow with a bonfire that evening.
"Quaker Hun-te EE Sun-ke Was-ke-hee, Th-ra-hun-ta, Was-we-kr"
(Creator My Hearts Sees, Hears and Speaks).
Upcoming Events
We gather as a community and with the public four times each year at Cattashowrock Town.
First Saturday in July
Green Corn Powwow
Our flagship gathering — the Green Corn Dance Powwow, open to the public with dancing, drumming, and vendors.
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Third Saturday in September
Native American Judeo-Christian Revival
Crusade for Christ / Yahshua — the Great Awakening of the Holy Spirit, held at Cattashowrock Town.
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First Weekend in November
Corn Harvest Powwow & School Day
An Intertribal Corn Harvest Powwow, preceded by School Day on Friday — elementary students tour the tribal lands, with a bonfire that evening.
Learn MoreCattashowrock Town
Cattashowrock Town is a 17th-century replica Native American palisade village, identified by William Byrd II of Westover upon his visit to what is now Southampton County, Virginia, on April 7th & 8th, 1728.
Walk the interpretive trails guided by signage in our Iroquoian language and in English, identifying native flora and fauna indigenous to the area.
Tours are offered for a donation on weekends when available.
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About Us
The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe made first ethno-historic contact with the English in 1607/1608 in what is now Nottoway County. We were referred to as Mangoak, or Mengwe, by the Algonquian Tribes, and later, in 1650, per the diary entries of Edward Bland, referred to again by the Algonquian Tribes as "Nadawa," which soon reverted to Nottoway. In our native Iroquoian tongue, we call ourselves CHEROENHAKA — People at the Fork of the Stream.
Help Us Reach Federal Recognition
For twenty years, the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) have pursued federal recognition. Your support — whether a donation or a letter to your senator — helps carry that effort forward.