In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Rappahannock Tribe Assistant Chief Mark Fortune will speak at Rappahannock Community College at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The presentation will be held in the lecture halls at both the Glenns and Warsaw campuses, as well as on Zoom.

There is no charge to attend.

Fortune is the director of river programs and a tribal citizen of the Rappahannock Tribe. He began serving as the assistant chief in 1994. He was project manager of the construction of the tribe’s three-building government complex and is responsible for the Youth Leadership Council. Fortune is a member of the tribe’s Maskapow Drum group and led the pow wow planning committee while training one of his sons to assume leadership in 2022. Chief Anne Richardson and Fortune developed the Return to the River Youth Education Program.

During his presentation, Fortune will talk about the Rappahannock Tribe, life in the tribe, as well as the tribe’s programs, traditions and community o...