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