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Many Upper Mattaponi people live in King William County. The Tribe has strong ties to Christianity and their community is centered around The Indian View Baptist Church, built in 1942.

Next door to the church is the Sharon Indian School. Originally built in the early 1900’s, it was replaced with a more modern structure in the 1950’s. As the only public Indian school building in the state of Virginia, it now serves as the Tribal Center.

The Tribe sponsors an annual Spring Festival and Pow-Wow to promote the culture and history of Indian people. This year the 32nd Annual Pow-Wow will be held May 25th & May 26th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at our Tribal Grounds on RT-30.

Today the Upper Mattaponi own 32 acres of land and are a proud and humble people of strong character and values, with much optimism and hope for the future. The tribe was officially recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 25, 1983, and received Federal recognition in 2018.