Powhatan Chiefdom

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Algonquian-speaking polity Native American chiefdom tribal confederacy

Powhatan Chiefdom was a powerful alliance of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in 17th-century coastal Virginia, led by the paramount chief Powhatan and known for its early encounters with English colonists at Jamestown.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Powhatan paramount chiefdom	3
Powhatan Confederacy	1
Powhatan chiefdom	1
Powhatan territory	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian-speaking polity ⓘ Native American chiefdom ⓘ tribal confederacy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Werowocomoco NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith	Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	present-day United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	longhouse-style dwellings ⓘ use of wampum and shell beads as tribute ⓘ
culturalRegion	Southern Algonquian area NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved	mid-17th century ⓘ
economy	hunting and fishing ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ tribute collection ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ
governmentType	hereditary chiefdom ⓘ tributary alliance ⓘ
hasPart	Appomattox tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Arrohateck tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Chickahominy tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kecoughtan tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mattaponi tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansemond tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamunkey tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Piankatank tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Powhatan tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Quiyoughcohannock tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappahannock tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappahannock-related groups ⓘ Weyanock tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	late 16th century ⓘ
language	Virginia Algonquian NERFINISHED ⓘ
leaderTitle	paramount chief ⓘ
locatedIn	Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Coastal Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Wahunsenacawh (Powhatan) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader	Opechancanough NERFINISHED ⓘ Pocahontas (as a diplomatic figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahunsenacawh (Powhatan) NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfSubgroups	about 30 tribes ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Woodlands cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
population	approximately 14,000–25,000 at contact ⓘ
religion	Traditional Algonquian religion ⓘ
significantEvent	1607 contact with English at Jamestown ⓘ First Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Powhatan War NERFINISHED ⓘ encounters with Jamestown colonists ⓘ marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe ⓘ
territory	along the Rappahannock River and Potomac River ⓘ between the James River and York River ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Powhatan → alsoKnownAs → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

Tsenacommacah → partOf → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan paramount chiefdom

A Map of Virginia → depicts → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan territory

A Map of Virginia → associatedWith → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Arrohateck → partOf → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan paramount chiefdom

Henricus Historical Park → theme → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan chiefdom

Rappahannock tribe → partOf → Powhatan Chiefdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Powhatan paramount chiefdom