The Mattaponi reservation once stretched for thousands of acres in King William County less than an hour east of Richmond. After the Civil War, the state decided the tribe didn’t need so much land.

Mattaponi women, including Lois Custalow Morning Glory Carter, center, danced after the presentation by the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes during the annual tax tribute in November 2022.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Tribal citizens of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes joined Governor Glenn Youngkin at his mansion on Wednesday for the 347th annual Tax Tribute Ceremony. During the ...

In a news release, Mattaponi Chief Mark Falling Star Custalow said the tribe has been fighting to achieve federal recognition since the 1970s, hoping that the U.S. government would honor the same ...

The Mattaponi Indian Tribe’s quest for federal recognition hangs in the balance as two tribal councils fight for leadership. “A fractured tribe doesn’t get recognized,” said attorney ...

“I stand here before you today, a Mattaponi woman in 2021, to say that I do not have a voice or a vote in my tribe,” said Gloria Custalow. “As much as we hate to bring it out to the public ...

In a news release, Mattaponi Chief Mark Falling Star Custalow said the tribe has been fighting to achieve federal recognition since the 1970s, hoping that the U.S. government would honor the same ...

The Mattaponi is one of the rare tribes in the country that bars women from voting or being a part of leadership, she said. Leadership consists of chief Mark Custalow, an assistant chief and three ...

The Mattaponi Indian tribe holds its 23rd annual Pow-Wow on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation in King William County Saturday June 16. The public is welcomed to the family event.

Late last year the Upper Mattaponi bought 855 acres of riverfront land from a gravel mine company. The tribe plans to use the land for environmental conservation and ecotourism.

The Mattaponi reservation once stretched for thousands of acres in King William County less than an hour east of Richmond. After the Civil War, the state decided the tribe didn’t need so much land.