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Winnebago Tribe Pledges Appeal After Court Decision Regarding the Return of Their Children Under NAGPRA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Winnebago Tribe Pledges Appeal After Court Decision Regarding the Return of Their Children Under NAGPRA The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will appeal...
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,...
CHP Urges Federal Government to Improve Well-Being of Tribal Kids
On behalf of six federally recognized tribes in Virginia, Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP) advised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service on ensuring...
Tribal Nations React to Virginia Governor’s Changes to Tribal Consultation Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For media inquiries, please contact: Marion Werkheiser Founding Partner, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (703) 489-6059 marion@culturalheritagepartners.com Richmond, VA –...
Virginia Tribal Nations Celebrate General Assembly Passage of Tribal Consultation Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For media inquiries, please contact: Marion Werkheiser Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (703) 489-6059 marion@culturalheritagepartners.com Richmond, VA – March 15, 2024. The Virginia...
Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Swearing In Officers of Virginia’s First Tribal Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carol Adams, Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Phone: (804) 769-0041 Email: carol.adams@umitribe.gov King William, Virginia – December 30, 2023. Join the...
Simons Medal of Excellence to be Awarded to Preservation Law and Technology Pioneers Marion and Greg Werkheiser
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Grubbs, Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC Phone: (908) 361-3017 Email: Christine@culturalheritagepartners.com Charleston, SC – October 10, 2023. The College of...
Opinion: Balancing Wind Energy and Cultural Heritage Preservation
On September 16, 2023, CHP Partners Will Cook, Greg Werkheiser, and Marion Werkheiser authored a guest editorial in the Nantucket Current entitled “Balancing Wind Energy...
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association’s Public Statement of Gratitude Upon Successful Recovery of the “Wounded Indian”
By Chuck Sulkala, MCMA President, and Peter Lemonias, Chair, Wounded Indian Task Force The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (“MCMA”) today celebrates its recovery of Peter...
MCMA Celebrates Return of “Wounded Indian” Sculpture 65 Years After Theft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Founding Partner, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC Legal Counsel to the MCMA (703) 408-2002 greg@culturalheritagepartners.com Assets: Photos...
MCMA Provides Further Insights Regarding Its Claim to Ownership of the “Wounded Indian” Sculpture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2023 Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Founding Partner, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC Legal Counsel to the MCMA (703) 408-2002...
Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Reacquires Ancestral Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Reggie Tupponce Tribal Administrator, Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe Phone: (804) 769-0041 Email: admin@umitribe.gov King William, VA – August 2, 2023...
Tribal Nations in Virginia Mark 5 Years Since Federal Recognition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the six Tribal Nations in Virginia Phone: (703) 408-2002...
Embattled Montpelier Votes at Last to Share Governance with Descendants
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...
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...
