Do Native Americans support the trail?
On May 8, 2006, the Virginia Council on Indians (VCI) signed a resolution in support of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. The Council is composed of representatives from the following tribes: Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan Indian Nation, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahanock and Upper Mattaponi.