Indianz.com is reporting that Sen. Jim Webb backs the bill that would provide federal recognition to six Virginia tribes: “H.R.1294 recognizes the Chickahominy Tribe, the Chickahominy Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, the Monacan Nation and the Monacan Nation. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House in May.”

Jim Webb’s letter to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is here.