Land return
Jan 29, 2025Patawomeck Tribe regains 870 acres of ancestral land
January 29, 2025
The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia has officially taken ownership of 870 acres of ancestral homeland along the Rappahannock River. The land, donated to The Nature Conservancy in the 1970s, will now be permanently stewarded by the tribe with a conservation easement held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Tribal leaders say the land will help preserve cultural traditions for future generations. The Patawomeck Tribe, recognized by Virginia in 2010, continues efforts to secure federal recognition.
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