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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Nansemond canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
indigenous people
continent North America
country United States
culture Eastern Woodlands culture
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
ethnicGroup Powhatan peoples
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasClanSystem yes
hasConflictWith early English settlers
hasCulturalPractice seasonal fishing camps
hasCulturalRegion Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
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
linked to: Rappahannock tribe
hasHistoricReligion animism
hasHistoricTerritory Hampton Roads
Nansemond River
Tidewater Virginia
hasNameOrigin Nansemond River
hasNeighboringGroup Chesapeake tribe
Kecoughtan
Paspahegh
hasTribalGovernment tribal council
indigenousTo Chesapeake Bay region
Tidewater region
Virginia
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Suffolk, Virginia
Virginia
mainSettlement Suffolk, Virginia
partOf Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples

Powhatan paramount chiefdom
linked to: Powhatan peoples
recognizedBy Commonwealth of Virginia
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
Pamunkey relatedEthnicGroup Nansemond