Editing Gates County, North Carolina (section)

===2000s===
In September 2007 Gates County was chosen as a potential site for a [[US Navy]] [[Proposed Outlying Landing Field|landing field]] in the northeastern part of the state.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2014 Delois Chavis, a [[Chowanoke]] descendant, worked with other Chowanoke to buy 146 acres of the tribe's former reservation land near Bennett's Creek. She had grown up knowing of her Native American identity from her parents and grandparents, and is among those who want to revive the tribe. They have organized as the Chowanoke Indian Tribe, and plan to build a cultural center on the land to help their efforts.<ref name="land"/>