Tribal Nations in Virginia are trying to stop development just outside Richmond at the historical birthplace of Powhatan— the father of Pocahontas and a sacred chief of their ancestors.
Tribal leaders met at the Rappahannock Tribal Center this week to explain the site’s importance.
“Chief Powhatan ruled over 32 tribes back in the 1600s. And this place that we’re talking about is a sacred, vital, sovereignty place that has gone back for many,…