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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.