Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
The Cheroenhaka Indian Tribe is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Virginia. The organization identifies as descending from Nottoway people. They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe.
The name Cheroenhaka is the autonym for Nottoway people.
State-recognition
The Commonwealth of Virginia recognized the Cheroenhaka Indian Tribe as a tribe in 2010, when the state also recognized the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia.Organization
The group formed Cheroenhaka Indian Tribal Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2005, with the mission to "Educational, charitable and religious. Educational, charitable, and religious." In 2020, the nonprofit held $468,180 in assets and hiring no employees.The chief is Walter "Red Hawk" Brown of Courtland, Virginia.