Powhatan people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Virginia_Algonquians
gptkbp:confederation gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkbp:contactWith English colonists
gptkbp:culturalOrigin gptkb:Tidewater_Virginia
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Chickahominy_tribe
gptkb:Eastern_Chickahominy_tribe
gptkb:Mattaponi_tribe
gptkb:Nansemond_tribe
gptkb:Pamunkey_tribe
gptkb:Rappahannock_tribe
gptkb:Upper_Mattaponi_tribe
gptkb:Monacan_Indian_Nation
gptkbp:economy gptkb:hunting
agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:enemyOf English colonists
gptkbp:firstContactPlace gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:firstContactYear 1607
gptkbp:governingBody chiefdom
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Mamanatowick
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Powhatan people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Powhatan_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Algonquian_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
squash
beans
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkb:Third_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Pocahontas
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Powhatan's_Mantle
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Werowocomoco
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Kecoughtan
gptkb:Paspahegh
gptkbp:population several thousand (pre-contact)
gptkbp:relatedGroup other Algonquian peoples
gptkbp:religion Animism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Wahunsenacawh
gptkbp:status federally recognized tribes
state recognized tribes
gptkbp:traditionalCraft gptkb:ceramics
canoe building
basketry
gptkbp:traditionalDress deerskin garments
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling gptkb:Yehakin
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_1646
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamestown_Settlement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5