Nation

Meherrin Indian Nation

Not yet reviewed by this nation. What follows comes from public records and research. It does not speak for the nation.

Recognition, as each source states it

Recognition is a legal and political status that governments assign; it is not a measure of who a people are.

Petitioning for federal acknowledgment, North Carolina (Hertford County)Tribe states Meherrin signed the 1680 addendum to the 1677 Treaty of Middle Plantation; petitioner #119B 'Awaiting Supplement'; negative proposed finding 79 FR 3859 (2014).source

Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
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Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
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meherrinnation.org/unclassified
1680 Addendum to the 1677 Treaty Between Virginia and the Indians (Treaty of Middle Plantation). The Meherrin signed this treaty
bia.gov/as-ia/ofa/petitions-in-processreference work
119B Meherrin Tribe North Carolina Awaiting Supplement