who are we

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We are direct descendants of The Whitetop Tribe originally established in 1896. The tribe was then located in the tri-state area of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee borders. Between 1896 and 1908 approximately 2000 citizens of this group submitted applications to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), but were denied for various reasons. The BIA acknowledge that these applicants were likely descendants of Virginia Indian tribe but were not listed on the Dawes of other Indian census rolls.