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Nansemond Indian Nation Regains Ownership of Ancestral Lands at Mattanock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For media inquiries, please contact: Katherine Sorrell Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (713) 876-0014 katherine@culturalheritagepartners.com Suffolk, VA – Last week,...
We’re Hiring: Associate Attorney
*THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED* Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC, a mission-driven law firm, seeks an experienced associate attorney to join our Indigenous law practice. The...
Erasure, Disrespect, and Delays: The Costs of Inaccurate Tribal Histories in Cultural Resource Management
by Dr. Ellen Chapman, Cultural Resources Specialist, and Dr. Elizabeth Horton, Cultural Resources Reviewer For the past several years, Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC has represented...
ICOM Launches Red List Highlighting Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk
Earlier this week, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) published a new Red List featuring Brazilian cultural objects at risk. The publication of the Red...
African American Burial Grounds Preservation Program Created in Omnibus Bill
The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) thanks the bipartisan group of lawmakers who secured inclusion of the African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act in the...
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...
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...
Countries and Museums Grapple with Standards for Returning Art Looted Under Colonial Rule
November 2021 will mark four years since French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the University of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, when he declared one of...
