wahunsonacock (Meaning)
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wahunsonacock (n)
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
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wahunsonacock Sentence Examples
- The Wahunsonacock tribe flourished in the Tidewater region of Virginia before European contact.
- Chief Powhatan, a powerful Wahunsonacock leader, formed the Powhatan Confederacy.
- Wahunsonacock warriors were skilled archers and used camouflage to blend into the forest.
- Wahunsonacock women were responsible for agriculture, gathering, and childcare.
- English colonists recorded that the Wahunsonacock practiced ritualistic dances and ceremonies.
- The Wahunsonacock language, now extinct, was related to the Algonquian language family.
- The Wahunsonacock were decimated by disease, war, and displacement after European colonization.
- The Wahunsonacock left a lasting legacy on the history and culture of Virginia.
- The name "Wahunsonacock" is thought to mean "the people who live over there."
- Archaeologists have uncovered Wahunsonacock village sites and artifacts along the James River.
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Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
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The Wahunsonacock tribe flourished in the Tidewater region of Virginia before European contact.
Chief Powhatan, a powerful Wahunsonacock leader, formed the Powhatan Confederacy.
Wahunsonacock warriors were skilled archers and used camouflage to blend into the forest.
Wahunsonacock women were responsible for agriculture, gathering, and childcare.
