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wahunsonacock (n)

Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)

wahunsonacock Sentence Examples

  1. The Wahunsonacock tribe flourished in the Tidewater region of Virginia before European contact.
  2. Chief Powhatan, a powerful Wahunsonacock leader, formed the Powhatan Confederacy.
  3. Wahunsonacock warriors were skilled archers and used camouflage to blend into the forest.
  4. Wahunsonacock women were responsible for agriculture, gathering, and childcare.
  5. English colonists recorded that the Wahunsonacock practiced ritualistic dances and ceremonies.
  6. The Wahunsonacock language, now extinct, was related to the Algonquian language family.
  7. The Wahunsonacock were decimated by disease, war, and displacement after European colonization.
  8. The Wahunsonacock left a lasting legacy on the history and culture of Virginia.
  9. The name "Wahunsonacock" is thought to mean "the people who live over there."
  10. 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.