Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe

Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe

P.O. Box 99 39021 Highway 561

Hollister, North Carolina 27844

Phone: (252) 586-4017 Fax: (252) 586-3918

website: www.haliwa-saponi.com

Chief W.R. Richardson

Award

Nomination Form

William Robert Richardson was the son of the late Windsor Richardson and Jersey Copeland Richardson. He was born on April 23, 1915. He is the great, great, great grandson of Jeremiah Richardson. He was married to Annora Lynch on May 23, 1935. They had one child, the late Ronald Eric Richardson, two grandchildren Toma and Ladonna and four great-grandchildren. After the death of his first wife he married Alice Knott.

William Robert (W.R.) served on many Boards, Committees and Commissions, commission past and present include:

o Halifax Good Neighbor Council (1960- 1963)

o NC Commission of Indian Affairs (1971-served 6 years as Chairman)

o Chief of the Hollister Volunteer Fire Department (served 3 years)

o President of Haliwa Burial Association (1958- )

o Brinkleyville Medical Authority (appointed by the County Commissioners as Vice-Chairman).

o President of Twin County Rural Health Center (1978- )

o Chief of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe (1955 - )

o Member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church

o Served as Assistant Sunday school Teacher for the Adult men Sunday School Class

o One of the first Clerks for Mount Bethel Baptist Church

o Member of the National Lutheran Board

o NC State Indian Housing Authority (appointed by Governor James Martin in February 1989)

o Worked with the Department of transportation on Road Naming for Halifax County.

Chief received several awards for his dedicated and loyal services to the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe and Community:

1982 - Thomas Jefferson Award

1982 - Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe Award for 25 years of services

1985 - United Tribes of NC - Distinguished Se0rvice Award to the Indian Community

Chief W.R. Richardson Award

Criteria

· Must have shown a commitment to the ideology and philosophy of the tribe

· Must be involved in Indian affairs on the local, state and/or national levels

· Must be committed to the well being of Indian people socially, physically and culturally

· Must be aware of an involved in the issues of the community

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