Custalow Mattaponi

Calvin and Mac Custalow take their niece, Dawn Custalow, fishing on the Mattaponi River at their reservation. The traditional Easter Sunday service breakfast of shad and shad roe now relies on

Lionel quotWise Spiritquot Custalow Chief I am honored to have been elected as the Chief of the Mattaponi tribe. As a lifetime reservation resident, being Mattaponi was a way of life for me from my earliest memory. Descending from both sides of the Custalow families, I learned from the Elders.

Under the new leadership of Chief Lionel Custalow and Assistant Chief Gloria Custalow and their Council, the Mattaponi tribal descendants are coming home to the tribe again.

Mark T. Falling Star Custalow is the Chief of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation in King William County Virginia. One of the oldest reservations in the United States. Chief Custalow grew up on the reservation where he continues to live. Through the years he was taught the traditional ways of his ancestors. While fulfilling his role and obligation to his people as Chief of the Mattaponi

Mattaponi Tribal Reviewers Brandon Custa-low, Mark T. Custalow, and Denise Custalow Davis offered guidance on the research report, with Coun-cilman Brandon Custalow acting as liaison for the project.

MATTAPONI TRIBAL LEADERSHIP Our current chief is Chief Mark T Falling Star Custalow. Our Assistant Chief is Brandon G. Thundercloud Custalow. Together with our chiefs, we have a council who leads the tribe. More About Our Leadership

The Mattaponi first applied for federal recognition in 1995, but several Mattaponi tribal descendants blame Chief Mark Custalow for failing to get recognition. The recent election allowed registered members of the tribe to replace current leadership and pass a new constitution and bylaws.

George F. quotThunder Cloudquot Custalow was the chief of the Mattaponi Tribe from 1914 until his death in 1949. Born in King William County in 1865, Custalow instituted educational and religious opportunities in his community and helped forge Mattaponi tribal identity. Prior to his efforts, it was mistakenly believed that the Mattaponi were a branch of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, rather than a

Lonnie quotWise Spiritquot Custalow. Courtesy of Mattaponi Indian Tribe On March 15, the tribal council passed a resolution that ordered Lonnie Custalow and four others to cease referring to themselves

A TribalPages.com Family Tree genealogy websiteThe Mattaponi Indian Reservation was created from land long held by the Tribe by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1658. Being one of the oldest reservations in the country, the Tribe traces its history back to the Great Chief Powhatan who ruled most of Tidewater Virginia when Europeans arrived in 1607. The story of Pocahontas and Captain