“It is with a grateful heart that we celebrate this incredible accomplishment on behalf of the Rappahannock Tribe,” the tribe’s chief, Anne Richardson, said. “This is the answer to the ...

Now this land will be preserved for our tribe forever and we will be able to return and commune with the land to heal the brokenness of our people,” said Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson.

The tribe will steward the land with the federal and state agencies and the entire tract will be managed as one unit. In a news release, Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson said the tribe was ...