Powhatan
Americannoun
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a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
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the Eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Powhatan people.
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c1550–1618, North American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.
noun
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I got scared on stage when I was nine years old when I was Powhatan in Pocahontas and I didn't know the lines.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023
It happened around 7:40 p.m. on I-49 northbound near Powhatan, a village in the parish, the sheriff’s office said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022
The traditional life of the Paspahegh Indians, part of the Powhatan tribal group, comes alive in this re-created town at the Jamestown Settlement, which features reed-covered homes, cooking and gardening areas, and a ceremonial circle.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022
The Anglo-Powhatan Wars, spanning nearly forty years, illustrate the degree of native resistance that resulted from English intrusion into the Powhatan confederacy.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Chief Powhatan thinks we are his subjects, and now they want to make Powhatan's people English subjects?
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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