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Chief Lynette Allston of the Nottoway Tribe poses in a woven blue shawl and long beads
Credit: Flickr
Original Author: Pat Jarrett/Virginia Humanities
Created: July 30, 2021
Medium: Digital photograph

Nottoway Indian Chief Lynette Allston

This photograph, taken in 2021 in Capron, depicts Chief Lynette Allston of the Nottoway Tribe of Virginia. She stands between a historical marker noting the site of the Nottoway Reservation and a flag with her tribe's logo. Allston was a business owner and community leader in Columbia, South Carolina, for two decades. After retirement she returned to Virginia, where she became active in tribal affairs.