Chief Walter D. "Red Hawk" Brown III joins daughter and Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Princess, U.S. Army Capt. Felicia "Moon Flower" Brown, during a promotion ceremony Sept. 18, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Captain Brown serves with the Army Nursing Corps. (Courtesy photo used with permission)
Chief Walter D. "Red Hawk" Brown III
Chief Walter D. "Red Hawk" Brown III is the elected chief (Teer-heer) of the Cheroenhaka (Che-ro-en-ha-ka) Nottoway Indian Tribe. He is a native of Southampton County, Va. Chief Brown is an elected official and currently serves on the Southampton County Board of Supervisors -- Newsome District. He also serves on the Executive Board of Directors, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia and the Executive Board of Directors, Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project (STOP) program.
In 2003, Chief Brown became his party's choice and ran for the Virginia State Senate. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, having served 28 years on active duty. Chief Brown has held many commands and leadership positions in the United States and overseas. He has served tours in Germany, Greece, Turkey, Korea and Japan. He is also a Vietnam and Desert Storm-era veteran. Chief Brown is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Disable Veterans of America.
Chief Brown was a senior at Norfolk State University, when drafted by the U.S. Army. While on active duty, he attended the University of Maryland and the State University of New York, receiving a B.S. degree in Social Science in 1976. In 1983, he received a Master of Science degree in Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology. He has taught at the National Defense University's Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, and JROTC in the Wythe County Public School system.
From 1999 to 2000, Chief Brown served as census 2000 manager for Virginia's Congressional District 4, followed by his election in 2004, as chief of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe.
Updated: 10-Nov-2009