VA HJR17

Extends official state recognition from the Virginia General Assembly to the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia

Acknowledges the tribe's Cherokee heritage and notes that Dr. Walter Plecker, Virginia's first Bureau of Vital Statistics registrar (1912-1946), denied Cherokee Indians the ability to verify their heritage through accurate documents

Recognizes the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a free museum and tribal center at 7400 Osborne Turnpike in Henrico County, which received the 2017 Henrico County Historic Preservation Award

Explicitly states the resolution does not address continuous existence since the 1600s, does not confer any property rights or privileges, and does not address any issues of tribal sovereignty

Notes the tribe has complied with all filings and information requests from the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Virginia Indian Advisory Board, and that Georgia and Alabama have set precedent by recognizing Cherokee tribes at the state level