And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] replies:
Posting of this message was authorized by Oliver Perry, Sr.
On April 26, 1997, the repatriated remains of 64 of the Chesapeake Indian
tribe were re-interred at First Landing/Seashore State Park in Virginia Beach,
VA. Oliver Perry, Chief Emeritus of the Nansemond Tribe, representing the
eight state-recognized tribes of Virginia, and the Virginia Council of
Indians,
coordinated the ceremony. The reburial was conducted in cooperation with
several state and federal agencies and the City of Virginia Beach. In
addition
to chiefs and members of Virginia tribes, representatives from many Indian
tribes across the U.S. and from the local Indian community also attended and
participated in the sacred ceremony.
These remains had been unearthed in the Great Neck area of Virginia Beach,
an area important because of the record preserved there of the lifeways of
people who lived there from 500 BC to 1500 AD.
The burial site is located on a sandy knoll in the woods close to the
parking
area adjacent to the Visitors Center of the park. The sacred grave site is
currently unprotected from foot traffic and two-wheel vehicles. Our goal and
objective is to construct a cedar fence (post-and- two-rail) around the burial
site, with low growing vegetation covering the mound itself, and with white
dogwood trees around the perimeter. The estimated cost for this protection
project is between $4000 and $5000.
Contributions to assist in the cost of the construction of the fence, mound
covering, and trees, may be made to the Nansemond Indian Tribal Association
(N.I.T.A.). The mailing address is:
N.I.T.A.
P.O. Box 2095
Portsmouth, VA 23702-2095.
Contributions are tax-deductible. The Nansemond Indian Tribal Association has
a 501 (c)(3) tax status.
Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED], for Oliver Perry, Sr.
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