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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)
- 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 (d. 1618) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Powhatan, whose given name was Wahunsonacock, was the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, a political alliance of Virginia Indians whose core six groups all settled along the James, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey rivers
- 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
- 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
- The Powhatan Nation
Learn about the legendary history of The Powhatan Nation The tribes current position with obtaining federal recognition The tribe officially petitioned for federal recognition in 2022 after much debate and a council vote
- 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
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