Powhatan

Home > ... > People > History > North American indigenous peoples: Biographies > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side World Encyclopedia The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Powhatan

Powhatan , d. 1618, Native North American chief of the Powhatan tribe in Virginia, whose personal name was Wahunsonacock. He greatly extended the dominion of the Powhatan Confederacy and after the marriage (1614) of his daughter Pocahontas to John Rolfe kept peace with the English colonists.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Powhatan" title="Facts and information about Powhatan">Powhatan</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Powhatan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 6 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Powhatan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 6, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Powhatan.html

"Powhatan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 06, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Powhatan.html

Learn more about citation styles

Powhatan

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Powhatan (1550–1618) Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of Native North Americans. This confederacy controlled the region of America around Jamestown, Virginia, at the time of the first English settlement (1607). The confederacy included c.30 peoples, with Powhatan's capital at Werowocomoco. According to legend, the colonists' leader, John Smith, was saved from execution by the intercession of Pocahontas, Powhatan's daughter.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O142-Powhatan" title="Facts and information about Powhatan">Powhatan</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Powhatan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 6 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Powhatan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (December 6, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Powhatan.html

"Powhatan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved December 06, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Powhatan.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Titan and Powhatan Ready Mix Enter Agreement in Virginia. Business Wire; 4/6/2007
	Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A Conflict of Cultures.(Review) Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/1999
	Black Union Soldier Finally Honored For Civil War Heroics.(Powhatan Beaty)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Jet; 10/22/2001

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma. By Camilla Townsend. American...begins with brief surveys of aboriginal Powhatan Indian culture, especially as it was...a daughter of the paramount chief, Powhatan, and of the history and intentions...
	Powhatan County Schools to Roll-Out Innovative Anonymous Online Messaging Service for Students. PR Newswire; 9/27/2007; 700+ words ; ...for schools, today announced that the Powhatan County School District located outside...online messaging service reflects the Powhatan County School District's dedication...leveraging facilities, technology and Powhatan County's experienced educators...
	Baseball: Grafton's reign ended by a run: Powhatan uses strong pitching and defense to beat Grafton. Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA); 6/3/2006; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Jason Jordan Jun. 3--POWHATAN -- Headed into the bottom of the...inning against Grafton on Friday, Powhatan leadoff hitter Michael Wallace knew...on a single, Wallace knew that Powhatan was about to have another run...
	Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown.(Book review) Magazine article from: Southern Cultures; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough Three Indian Lives...Rountree has spent most of her life in Powhatan country, researching the history and...associating with the descendants of Powhatan people, and teaching the history of...
	Site of Powhatan's Village to Be on List News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/28/2006; ; 526 words ; ...John Smith met the powerful Indian chief Powhatan _ and where Smith said the chief's...York River in Gloucester County, was Powhatan's headquarters when Jamestown, the...North America, was founded in 1607. Powhatan ruled over a native population of about...
	Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A Conflict of Cultures.(Review) (book reviews) Magazine article from: The American Indian Quarterly; 9/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; Frederic Gleach. Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A...encounter and evolving relationship between Powhatan's people and the English who colonized...ethnographic, and archaeological work on Powhatan's people and the English settlers...
	Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and Consent in Seventeenth-Century Virginia Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and...55.00, ISBN 0-80324798-2.) In Powhatan Lords of Life and Death, anthropologist...underlying premise is how best to translate Powhatan religious and political forms into English...
	Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and Consent in Seventeenth-Century Virginia.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and...00, ISBN 0-8032-4798-2.) In Powhatan Lords of Life and Death, anthropologist...underlying premise is how best to translate Powhatan religious and political forms into English...
	Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A Conflict of Cultures Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A Conflict...Gleach analyzes complex, ancient Powhatan beliefs and uses them to reinterpret selective...facts and vital sources to the contrary. Powhatan's World may be the first postmodernist...
	Titan and Powhatan Ready Mix Enter Agreement in Virginia. Business Wire; 4/6/2007; 476 words ; ...Mechanicsville Concrete, Inc. (d/b/a Powhatan Ready Mix), a supplier of ready-mix concrete in the Greater Richmond market. Powhatan will continue to operate as a standalone...following its anticipated purchase in May. Powhatan currently operates five ready mix plants...