Offering at the Capitol

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Title

Offering at the Capitol

Description

Pamunkey chief Tecumseh Deer Foot Cook and a girl stand together outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond in front of a dead rabbit and deer while men in suits look on. The annual tribute honored the terms of the treaty ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War (1644–1646). In exchange for loyalty to the Crown, the Pamunkey, Chickahominy, and Mattaponi Indian tribes received military protection from the English. The annual ceremony continues to be observed by the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes but not the Chickahominy.

This photograph, by Lui K. Wong, was taken for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and dated November 21, 1980.

Creator

Lui K. Wong
Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

Source

Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection, Valentine Richmond History Center

Date

November 21, 1980

Coverage

Richmond
twentieth century

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Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

10" x 8"

Files

IMG_011584.jpg

Citation

Lui K. Wong and Richmond Newspapers, Inc., “Offering at the Capitol,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed September 24, 2023, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/258.

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