| Chief Earl Bass of Nansemond plans to attend The Gathering scheduled for Oct. 30 - Nov. 1. The Nansemond are a Virginia State recognized Tribe. They are not Federally recognized but are one of six Virginia tribes without reservations that are included in a bill for Federal recognition under consideration by the United States Congress. The 2016 Nansemond Powwow is August 20th & 21st. | Most members of the tribe live in the Suffolk/Chesapeake, Virginia area. At the time of European encounter, the historic Nansemond tribe spoke one of the Algonquian languages |
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