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Huntington man registers Indian nation as charity

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HUNTINGTON - A new charitable organization has been registered with the West Virginia secretary of state: the Monacan Indian Nation.

There is already a Monacan Indian Nation in Virginia. It is a state-recognized tribe, and a bill that would make it federally recognized passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month.

But the Virginia Monacans have not accepted some people of Monacan ancestry, said David Cremeans, who said he is part Monacan. He organized the West Virginia group.

He said he has asked Sen. Robert C. Byrd's office about being included in the possible federal recognition of the Monacans as a tribe.

"This new nation being formed ... is the new home for the ...

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