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- Powhatan - Wikipedia
Powhatan people ( ˌpaʊhəˈtæn, ˈhætən [1]) are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah
- Powhatan | American Indian Leader, Father of Pocahontas | Britannica
Powhatan was a North American Indian leader, father of Pocahontas He presided over the Powhatan empire at the time the English established the Jamestown Colony (1607)
- Powhatan (d. 1618) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Powhatan was born Wahunsonacock and came to power in the town of Powhatan, a settlement located on the north bank of the James River just below the falls at modern-day Richmond
- Powhatan - U. S. National Park Service
Powhatan was the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, or tidewater Virginia, in the late 1500s and early 1600s During his lifetime, he was responsible for uniting dozens of tribes into a single, powerful alliance
- Who were the Powhatan Indians and how did they live?
The Powhatan Indians were a group of Eastern Woodland Indians who occupied the coastal plain of Virginia They were sometimes referred to as Algonquians because of the Algonquian language they spoke and because of their common culture
- Powhatan Confederacy - World History Encyclopedia
The Powhatan Confederacy (c 1570-1646 or 1677) was a political, social, and martial entity of over 30 Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes of the region
- Powhatan: The Powerful Native American Chief and His Kingdom
Powhatan was the name of both a powerful Native American chief (king) and the confederacy he ruled at the time of the arrival of English Colonists in Virginia in 1607
- Powhatan - New World Encyclopedia
The Powhatan are significant to American history because of their early contact with American settlers and adaptable forms of self preservation It was Powhatan, specifically Pamunkey, that the first permanent English colonists at Jamestown met
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