Powhatan peoples
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The Powhatan peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in what is now eastern Virginia, known for their complex chiefdom under Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan) and their early encounters with English colonists.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powhatan Confederacy | 42 |
| Powhatan people | 6 |
| Powhatan peoples canonical | 5 |
| Powhatan Indians | 2 |
| Powhatan tribe | 2 |
| Carolina Algonquian peoples | 1 |
| Chickahominy tribe | 1 |
| Nansemond tribe | 1 |
| Powhatan culture | 1 |
| Powhatan territories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Powhatan peoples Context triple: [Jamestown, hasEthnicGroupInHistory, Powhatan peoples]
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Occaneechi people
The Occaneechi people are a Siouan-speaking Indigenous group historically based in the Piedmont region of what is now North Carolina and Virginia, known for their role as traders and cultural intermediaries in the 17th century.
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B.
Wampanoag people
The Wampanoag people are a Native American nation of the northeastern United States, historically known for inhabiting present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island and for their pivotal early contact with English colonists in the 17th century.
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C.
Lenape
The Lenape are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally centered in what is now the mid-Atlantic United States, including present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
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D.
Tuscarora
The Tuscarora are a Native American people originally from the Carolinas who later became the sixth nation of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy.
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E.
Lumbee
The Lumbee are a state-recognized Native American tribe primarily based in Robeson County, North Carolina, known for their distinct cultural identity and long-standing pursuit of federal recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Powhatan peoples Target entity description: The Powhatan peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in what is now eastern Virginia, known for their complex chiefdom under Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan) and their early encounters with English colonists.
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A.
Occaneechi people
The Occaneechi people are a Siouan-speaking Indigenous group historically based in the Piedmont region of what is now North Carolina and Virginia, known for their role as traders and cultural intermediaries in the 17th century.
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B.
Wampanoag people
The Wampanoag people are a Native American nation of the northeastern United States, historically known for inhabiting present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island and for their pivotal early contact with English colonists in the 17th century.
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C.
Lenape
The Lenape are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally centered in what is now the mid-Atlantic United States, including present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
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D.
Tuscarora
The Tuscarora are a Native American people originally from the Carolinas who later became the sixth nation of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy.
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E.
Lumbee
The Lumbee are a state-recognized Native American tribe primarily based in Robeson County, North Carolina, known for their distinct cultural identity and long-standing pursuit of federal recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ tribal confederation ⓘ |
| confederationOf |
Appomattoc people
ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattoc tribe
Powhatan peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chickahominy tribe
Mattaponi tribe ⓘ Powhatan peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nansemond tribe
Pamunkey tribe ⓘ Powhatan peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Powhatan tribe
Rappahannock tribe ⓘ over 30 tribes ⓘ |
| conflictWith | English colonists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| descendants |
Chickahominy Indian Tribe
ⓘ
Mattaponi tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Mattaponi Indian Tribe
Nansemond Indian Nation ⓘ Pamunkey tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
Rappahannock tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Rappahannock Tribe
Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
gathering wild plants
ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| encountered |
English colonists at Jamestown
ⓘ
Virginia Company of London ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Company colonists
|
| engagedIn |
trade with English colonists
ⓘ
trade with other Native groups ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Southeastern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Virginia
|
| foodStaple |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| governedAs | paramount chiefdom ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Werowocomoco ⓘ |
| housingType | wigwam ⓘ |
| influenced | early colonial Virginia history ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
First Anglo-Powhatan War
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Powhatan War ⓘ Third Anglo-Powhatan War ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | mamanatowick ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chesapeake Bay region
ⓘ
Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Chief Powhatan
ⓘ
Wahunsenacawh ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Opechancanough
ⓘ
Pocahontas ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Woodlands cultures ⓘ |
| practiced |
seasonal agriculture
ⓘ
slash-and-burn farming ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
|
| religion | traditional Algonquian spirituality ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of 1646 ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage |
Powhatan language
ⓘ
Rappahannock tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Algonquian
|
| timePeriod |
early 17th century
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | woven mats and bark for houses ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
dugout canoes
ⓘ
stone and bone tools ⓘ |
| worshipped |
Ahone
ⓘ
Okeus ⓘ |
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Subject: Powhatan peoples Description of subject: The Powhatan peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in what is now eastern Virginia, known for their complex chiefdom under Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan) and their early encounters with English colonists.
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