Nansemond

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The Nansemond are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Tidewater region of present-day Virginia, historically part of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom.

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Label Occurrences
Nansemond canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
indigenous people
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Eastern Woodlands culture NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Powhatan peoples NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasClanSystem yes
hasConflictWith early English settlers
hasCulturalPractice seasonal fishing camps
hasCulturalRegion Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRevival language and traditions revitalization efforts
hasDemographics small population compared to pre-contact era
hasHistoricEconomy riverine trade
hasHistoricEvent dispersal and assimilation pressures during colonial period
loss of most tribal lands in the 17th century
reorganization as a tribal entity in the 20th century
hasHistoricInteractionWith English colonists at Jamestown
hasHistoricLanguage Virginia Algonquian NERFINISHED
hasHistoricReligion animism
hasHistoricTerritory Hampton Roads NERFINISHED
Nansemond River NERFINISHED
Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Nansemond River NERFINISHED
hasNeighboringGroup Chesapeake tribe NERFINISHED
Kecoughtan NERFINISHED
Paspahegh NERFINISHED
hasTribalGovernment tribal council
indigenousTo Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED
Tidewater region NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
mainSettlement Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED
partOf Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED
Powhatan paramount chiefdom NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
socialOrganization chiefdom
traditionalCrops beans
corn
squash
traditionalHousing wigwam
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting

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Tsenacommacah associatedPeople Nansemond
Nathan Bowles notableWork Nansemond