Chickahominy

American  

[chik-uh-hom-uh-nee] / ˌtʃɪk əˈhɒm ə ni /

noun

plural

Chickahominies,

plural

Chickahominy

1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Powhatan confederacy that inhabited eastern Virginia.

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Example Sentences

The change in status, which has been in the works for nearly two decades, affects the 4,400 members of the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond tribes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018

Leading an amphibious expedition down the Chesapeake, he landed near the Confederate capital on the peninsula between the York and James Rivers, but soon bogged down in the swamps around the Chickahominy River.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

It gives the Rappahannock, Monacan, Nansemond, Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy tribes a status they have sought for two decades.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2018

“The nation owes a debt of gratitude to the native peoples, who provided the environment that helped sustain the settlers,” said Stephen Adkins, chief of the Chickahominy, one of six Virginia tribes seeking recognition.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2017

They are hoping to find the passage to the Pacific Ocean and the Orient, and they think the Chickahominy might lead to it.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone