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Descendants Committee Announces 20 Esteemed Candidates for Montpelier Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com...
Press Materials Regarding MDC’s Slate of Esteemed Candidates for Montpelier Board
Today the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) announced a slate of twenty candidates who are ready to immediately fill nine open seats on the board of...
Embattled Montpelier CEO Begins Purge of Whistleblowing Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com...
Coalition for the Protection of New Market Heights Battlefield Applauds D.R. Horton’s Decision to Terminate Contract to Build Housing Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marion Werkheiser, marion@culturalheritagepartners.com, 703-489-6059 VARINA, VA – April 11, 2022 – Today the Coalition for the Protection of New Market...
Montpelier Sparks National Backlash with Board Vote to Abandon Promise to Share Governance with Descendants of the Enslaved
MONTPELIER DESCENDANTS COMMITTEE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703)...
The Monacan Indian Nation’s Public Statement of Gratitude Upon Successful Resolution of the Fight to Save Rassawek
The Monacan Indian Nation’s Public Statement of Gratitude Upon Successful Resolution of the Fight to Save Rassawek By Kenneth Branham, Tribal Chief, and the Tribal...
Monacan Indian Nation Saves Historic Capital at Rassawek from Destruction
Media Advisory Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Monacan Indian Nation Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com Monacan...
As U.S. Supreme Court Considers Indian Child Welfare Act, Virginia Tribes Praise Attorney General’s Bold Affirmation of the Law’s Importance
Media Advisory Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Press Contact: Marion Werkheiser, Managing Partner, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC Mobile: (703) 489-6059 marion@culturalheritagepartners.com FOR IMMEDIATE...
CHP’s Tribal Nation Clients Celebrate State Budget Proposals for Ancestral Lands and Cultural Sites
Cultural Heritage Partners (CHP), legal and policy counsel to six federally recognized Tribal Nations in Virginia, joined Governor Ralph Northam, tribal chiefs, and state officials...
Executive Order Requires Consultation, Advances Tribal Sovereignty in Virginia
On November 18, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed an Executive Order that represents a major step in advancing the sovereignty of federally recognized Tribes...
Updated: Will AAMD’s New Guidelines on Deaccessioning and the Use of Restricted Funds Change the Way Museums Handle Their Collections?