Official Website of the
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
Southampton County, VA
"WELCOME"
As our tribe's spokesperson "Dar-sun-ke" (the Tongue), and Chief, it is with great zeal on behalf of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribal Council and Members, that we welcome you in the name of the Creator (Quaker-Hun-te) to our Tribal Web Site.
Our Annual Powwow and Gathering, "Ke-to-ok-neh" (a celebration of the Green Corn Harvest) is always on the fourth weekend of July at the Southampton County Fairgrounds, in Courtland, Virginia. The Powwow is unique to our traditions and culture in that it is our time to dance and praise the Creator. Here we renew old friendships and create new ones. Come, join us and enjoy the Drum, Songs, the Dance and, of course, our Native American Cuisine.
Each year we publish a tribal journal call the Waskehee, which means "to see" in our native tongue. It highlights episodes of the ethno-history of our tribe from first contact with the Colonials in what is now Nottoway County, Virginia to the present.
Make sure you get a copy of our Tribal Journal, the Waskehee, and learn of our people, the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe, for "We Are Still Here!"
" Quaker Hun-te EE Sun-ke Was-ke-hee, Th-ra-hun-ta, Was-we-kr "
(Creator My Hearts Sees, Hears and Speaks).
Chief Walt "Red Hawk" Brown, "Teerheer"
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe Tribal Council
Ellis "Soaring Eagle" Wright |
Vice Chief & Powwow Co-Chairman |
William Lamb "Spread Eagle" Howell |
War Chief |
Cynthia "Water Lily" Brown |
Secretary / Roll Keeper |
Teresa "Free Spirit" Skeeter |
Assistant Secretary |
Teresa "Chenoabuck" Baxter |
Assistant Secretary |
Cassandra "Guiding Star" Holland-Requizo |
Grant Committee |
Ethel "Suncerary" Johnson |
Research Committee |
Ricky "Two Beavers" Boone |
Powwow Co-Chairman |