Powhatan tribe

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkbp:artwork basket weaving
carving
pottery
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Anglo-Powhatan_Wars
gptkbp:cultivation agriculture
fishing
hunting
gptkbp:culturalEvents Powhatan_Festival
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Matrilineal_descent
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Native_American_identity
Powhatan_heritage
Virginia_Indian_identity
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Virginia_Indian_tribes
gptkbp:economicActivity tourism
crafts
fishing rights
gptkbp:famousPerson gptkb:Pocahontas
Opechancanough
Nanyehi
Pocahontas's_father
gptkbp:governs tribal_council
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial era
Pre-Columbian era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Treaty of 1646
Colonial_records
Captain_John_Smith's_writings
Pocahontas's_biography
The_Virginia_Company_records
gptkbp:house longhouses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Powhatan tribe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Powhatan_language
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Powhatan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:merchandise deerskin garments
gptkbp:notable_event First contact with English settlers in 1607
Pocahontas's_marriage_to_John_Rolfe
gptkbp:population approximately 10,000 at contact
gptkbp:region Chesapeake_Bay_region
gptkbp:religion animism
gptkbp:socialStructure chiefdoms
gptkbp:status recognized tribe
gptkbp:traditionalFood fish
game
beans
corn
squash