GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

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sections numbered 2.2-2629.1 and 2.2-2629.2, relating to the Council on Indians

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sections numbered 2.2-2629.1 and 2.2-2629.2

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Virginia tribes officially recognized by the Commonwealth

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descendant communities

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§ 2.2-2629.2. Recognition of Tribal Relations.

The Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes the continuous contributions of the Indian tribal nations to the Commonwealth’s history and culture and hereby reaffirms the spirit and intent of the original treaties between the Tribes and the British Crown in 1646 and 1677 and shall operate, to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution, in accordance with that spirit and intent when dealing with such Virginia tribes as may be officially recognized by the Commonwealth.