RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The chief of an Indigenous tribal nation located in Central Virginia will speak at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in mid-November. This will be the first time the leader of a federally recognized Indigenous nation has ever spoken at the university.

At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Chief Stephen Adkins of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe will speak at VCU's James Branch Cabell Library as part of the university's "On Native Ground: Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty and Persistence" event.

The Chickahominy Indian Tribe is an Indigenous tribal nation located in Charles City County. It was federally recognized alongside five other Virginia tribes in 2018, according to a Nov. 6 press release from VCU.

Adkins, a VCU alum, will speak on the historical and political

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