Powhatan

(1547? -1646)

Powhatan was a great Indian Chief in Virginia.

His tribal name was Wahunsenacawk.

When he became the ruler of his people, he was called Powhatan.

Powhatan had many wives and more than one hundred children.

A favorite daughter was Pocahontas who was an ambassador to the Engish colonists and married colonist John Rolfe.

To the Indians he was a Mamanotowick, an important Weroance or Chief.

To the English he was the King of the Indians.

Powhatan ruled over many tribes in Eastern Virginia.

Powhatan allowed the colonists to settle on his land at Jamestown.

Powhatan and John Smith became friends.

King James I of England sent Powhatan many gifts including a king's crown.

Even when he was an old man, Powhatan was a great hunter and great warrior.

Netlinks for Powhatan

Famous Americans: Pocahontas

Wikipedia: Chief Powhatan