Virginia Algonquian (other)
Virginia Algonquian may refer to: * Powhatan, also known as Virginia Algonquians, are a Native American tribe Indigenous to Virginia, U.S. * Powhatan language Powhatan or Virginia Algonquian is an Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian languages. It was formerly spoken by the Powhatan people of tidewater Virginia. Following 1970s linguistic research by Frank Thomas Siebert, Jr., some of the l ...

Powhatan
Powhatan people () are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. They are Algonquian peoples whose historic territories were in eastern Virginia. Their Powhatan language is an Eastern Algonquian language, also known as Virginia Algonquian. In 1607, an estimated 14,000 to 21,000 Powhatan people lived in eastern Virginia when English colonists established Jamestown. The term ''Powhatan'' is also a title among the Powhatan people. English colonial historians often used this meaning of the term.Sandra F. Waugaman and Danielle Moretti-Langholtz. ''We're Still Here: Contemporary Virginia Indians Tell Their Stories''. Richmond: Palari Publishing, 2006 (revised edition). In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a ''mamanatowick'' (paramount chief) named Wahunsenacawh forged a Paramount Chiefdom consisting of 30 tributary tribes through inheritance, marriage and war, whose territory included m ...
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