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Mattaponi

American  
[mat-uh-puh-nahy] / ˌmæt ə pəˈnaɪ /

noun

  1. a river in E Virginia, flowing SE to join the Pamunkey and form the York River. 120 miles (193 km) long.


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The six tribes - Monacan, Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Nansemond and Upper Mattaponi - have sought federal recognition for about 20 years.

From Washington Times • Jan. 30, 2018

It gives the Rappahannock, Monacan, Nansemond, Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy tribes a status they have sought for two decades.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2018

The tribes are the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2017

Wittman, who grew up fishing for shad on Virginia’s Mattaponi River, agreed that the crowds were down this year but attributed that to the weather.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2016

Our friends are the Arrohateck, the Pamunkey, the Mattaponi, and the Youghtanund.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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