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Mattaponi

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Recognized by a state, VARecognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia (listed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth); nine tribes by act of the General Assembly, two through a treaty, per the source (source does not say which)source
Petitioning for federal acknowledgment, Virginia (King William County)Tribe states it agreed to articles of peace with Virginia colonists in 1646, ratified 1677 (Treaty of Middle Plantation), and pays annual tribute; petitioner #408 'Awaiting Active Consideration'.source

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commonwealth.virginia.gov/virginia-indians/state-recognized-tribes/reference work
State recognition is the formal declaration of recognition to an American Indian tribe located in Virginia by the Commonwealth.
mattaponi.govreference work
The Mattaponi agreed to the articles of peace with the European colonists in 1646, which was later ratified in 1677.
bia.gov/as-ia/ofa/petitions-in-processreference work
408 Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation Virginia Awaiting Active Consideration