Powhatan people (/ ˌpaʊhəˈtæn, ˈhætən / [1]) are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. …

Mar 28, 2025 · Powhatan was a North American Indian leader, father of Pocahontas. He presided over the Powhatan empire at the time the English established the Jamestown Colony (1607). …

Powhatan, alternately called "King" or "Chief" Powhatan by English settlers, led the main political and military power facing the early colonists, and was probably the older brother of …

The Powhatan Indians were a group of Eastern Woodland Indians who occupied the coastal plain of Virginia. They were sometimes referred to as Algonquians because of the Algonquian …

Apr 2, 2014 · Born sometime in the 1540s or 1550s, Chief Powhatan became the leader of more than 30 tribes and controlled the area where English colonists formed the Jamestown …

Nov 20, 2012 · The Powhatan tribe were leaders of the powerful league of tribes called the Powhatan Confederacy. They inhabited Virginia, from the Potomac River in the north to south …

Powhatan, confederacy of at least 30 Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribes that once occupied most of what is now tidewater Virginia, the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, …

Mar 19, 2024 · Powhatan was the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, or tidewater Virginia, in the late 1500s and early 1600s. During his lifetime, he was responsible for uniting dozens of tribes …

Mar 1, 2021 · The Powhatan Confederacy (c. 1570-1646 or 1677) was a political, social, and martial entity of over 30 Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes of the region of modern …

In the 1700s, the Powhatan Nation, a prominent indigenous group in Virginia, faced increasing pressure from European settlers encroaching on their ancestral lands. As European colonizers …