USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Iroquoian tribe, the powerful Cherokee nation, succeeded the Siouians in the control of their former territory in Southwest Virginia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Wolf Creek tribe is made up of people who had a blood relation to Price. Many of the tribe’s members live in the mountains of Southwest Virginia or just east of Richmond, though they can be found all over the state, Price said. They count about 170 members but only have 69 on official tribal rolls.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cherokee Indians settled in what is now modern Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama in the mountains and valleys of the southern Appalachian chain.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of January 29, 2018, Virginia has seven federally recognized tribes: the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Nansemond and Monacan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Cherokee are North American Indians of Iroquoian lineage who constituted one of the largest politically integrated tribes at the time of European colonization of the Americas. Their name is derived from a Creek word meaning “people of different speech”; many prefer to be known as Keetoowah or Tsalagi.