RICHMOND, Va. — Stephen R. Adkins, chief of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, is scheduled to speak at Virginia Commonwealth University in mid-November as part of the “On Native Ground: Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence” event.
Adkins, who earned his undergraduate business degree from VCU, will discuss the complex journey of Virginia’s Native nations toward federal recognition and sovereignty, a news release from VCU explained.
His lecture is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. at James Branch Cabell Library, located at 901 Park Avenue in Room 303…