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October 31, 2002 – King William, VA – In a joint announcement, six Virginia Indian tribes announced that they will convene in King William, Virginia on November 9 and November 10, 2002, for a joint Honoring Veterans Pow-Wow. On this historic occasion, Chiefs from the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Monacan, Nansemond, Rappahannock and Upper Mattaponi tribes will give special honor to family descendents of the Choctaw World War I Code Talkers, as well as celebrate the contributions of Native Americans. “We are so pleased that the Virginia tribes remember that the Choctaw were the first code talkers,” says Evangeline Wilson, descendent of two WWI code talkers and President of the Choctaw Code Talkers Association. “We are looking forward to coming to Virginia and joining the Virginia tribes as they honor our ancestors and all veterans’ contributions to our country.” Wilson will join three other code talker descendents from the Choctaw Nation and will be participating in the Pow-Wow.

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