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Show Virginia Indians Follow Custom 309 Years Old x ?m tl-, ;r:-i4v " n A.j.--MfAfiit'V'Vitfi li w III MWMMMMrmMMriniaMTTMMMilffl1lttt1MlwW "''' inrnimMtMiM Chief George M. Cook of the Paumunkey Indian tribe accompanied by a delegation from five tribes of Virginia, with the first game killed during the hunting season which the red men presented to Governor Byrd. Col. Peter Saunders, secretary to the Virginia governor (at right) accepted the game for Byrd. It has been the custom of the Indians to present the first animal shot to the Virginia governor since 1620. |