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.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Powhatan Confederacy	5

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Pocahontas → associatedWith → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Pocahontas → birthPlace → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Pocahontas → citizenship → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Appamatuck (Appomattox) Native American people → ethnicGroup → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Appamatuck

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Jamestown → hasEthnicGroupInHistory → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

British–Native American wars → opponent → Powhatan peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Eastern Woodlands → traditionalInhabitants → Powhatan peoples ⓘ