Powhatan

C34143
concept

Powhatan is a conceptual class representing the leader of a powerful alliance of Algonquian-speaking tribes in 17th-century coastal Virginia, embodying indigenous political authority, diplomacy, and cultural identity during early English colonization.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Powhatan people 1

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Rebecca Rolfe
Pamunkey tribe Powhatan people