Mattaponi tribe

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Native American tribe state-recognized tribe

The Mattaponi tribe is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Virginia, descended from the historic Powhatan peoples and known for its reservation along the Mattaponi River and preservation of traditional culture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mattaponi Indian Reservation	0
Mattaponi Indian Tribe	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American tribe ⓘ state-recognized tribe ⓘ
ancestralLanguage	Virginia Algonquian NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRiver	Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalIdentity	Powhatan-descended people ⓘ
culturalPreservationFocus	oral history ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ traditional lifeways ⓘ
engagesIn	cultural education ⓘ environmental stewardship of Mattaponi River ⓘ language preservation efforts ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Powhatan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicIdentity	Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands ⓘ
federalRecognitionStatus	not federally recognized ⓘ
governedBy	Mattaponi Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDemographics	primarily resides on or near reservation in King William County ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	chief ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReservation	Mattaponi Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRelation	English colonists at Jamestown ⓘ Powhatan paramount chiefdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Algonquian languages ⓘ
locatedIn	King William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mattaponi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintains	cultural center ⓘ tribal museum ⓘ
observes	annual tribal events ⓘ
partOf	Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
paysTributeTo	Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationEstimate	small tribal community ⓘ
practices	preservation of traditional culture ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ traditional fishing ⓘ traditional hunting ⓘ
recognizedBy	Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedStatus	state-recognized ⓘ
region	Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Native American spirituality ⓘ
reservationStatus	continuously inhabited reservation ⓘ one of the oldest reservations in the United States ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Coastal Plain of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyRelation	Treaty of 1646 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Middle Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ
tribalGovernmentType	tribal council ⓘ
tributeForm	fish ⓘ game ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Powhatan peoples → confederationOf → Mattaponi tribe ⓘ

Powhatan peoples → descendants → Mattaponi tribe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mattaponi Indian Tribe