Editorial: jg-nws-indian-tribes-recognized-01

Chief G. Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe performs a ceremonial blessing before the start of Wednesday's event celebrating seven Virginia Tribes who recently received federal recognition October 3, 2018. “This is liberty for us. This is justice for us,” Richardson said. “And we’re finally seeing the promises that are inherent in our constitution that we’ve been left out of all these years.”

Chief G. Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe performs a ceremonial blessing before the start of Wednesday's event celebrating seven Virginia Tribes who recently received federal recognition October 3, 2018. “This is liberty for us. This is justice for us,” Richardson said. “And we’re finally seeing the promises that are inherent in our constitution that we’ve been left out of all these years.”