VA-Hist list subscribers:

Tennessee Native American affairs are of considerable importance to the 
modern-day Western Virginia Native Americans. Many of these Virginians 
(perhaps 50-100) are members of the Remnant Yuchi Nation, based in 
Kingsport, TN.

It is historically plausible that the Yuchi were the Virginia people 
attacked by the Spaniard Hernando Moyano in Smyth County in 1567.

Today, these Native American Virginians live essentially outside the 
traditional Virginia Native American "establishment," which has a largely 
Tidewater base and consists principally of the eight Virginia  recognized 
tribes based in the eastern half of Virginia, the Virginia Council of 
Indians, the Virginia Indians Tribal Alliance For Life, and related 
organizations.

The Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs (TCIA)  has the power to accept 
applications from Native American tribes for formal state recognition. The 
Commission has now apparently been placed in a position (by a committee of 
the Tennessee legislature) where the Commission must either relinquish that 
power or face legislative sunset.

In consequence, extensive grass roots politicking by Tennessee Native 
Americans has recently burst onto the scene. One Tennessee Native American 
view of recent events can be found by following the appropriate link at 
http//www. tanasijournal.com/main/

I would repectfully suggest that anyone interested in further information 
about the politics contact me off list.

Jim Glanville
Retired chemist
201 Graves Avenue
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5305