Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - For the 310th year in a row, members of the Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribe presented Governor Glenn Youngkin with three peace arrows wrapped in a beaver pelt, renewing the Spotswood Treaty of 1713. The initial treaty payment, according to Brown, was 20 beaver pelts - hence the significance of the modern gift.
Governor Youngkin spoke highly of his relationship with Chief Walt "Red Hawk" Brown, calling the "government to government" relationship between them "critical."
After a few brief remarks, the Tribe's Prince and two Princesses did an Honor Dance for the Governor and First Lady. then, Brown presented Youngkin with the pelt-wrapped peace arrows, as well as a framed wampum belt signifying the relationship between the two governments.