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Tsenacommacah (pronounced / ˌ s ɛ n ə ˈ k ɒ m ə k ə / in English; also written Tscenocomoco, Tsenacomoco, Tenakomakah, Attanoughkomouck, and Attan-Akamik) is the name given by the Powhatan people to their native homeland, the area encompassing all of Tidewater Virginia and parts of the Eastern Shore.
- Werowocomoco, Powhatan, (late 1500s–1609), Orapakes, (1609–1614), Matchut, (1614–?)
- Confederation
Tsenacommacah is the name given to much of the land that is now called Virginia by the indigenous peoples that have lived here for over 20,000 years. The People The indigenous people of Tsenacommacah speak dialects of eastern Algonquian and share many similar cultural and spiritual customs.
Wahnsenacah (aka Powahatan) brought together about 31 Algonquian tribes to form his paramount chieftancy into a territory known as Tsenacommacah. He had inherited six tribes that formed the basis of his chiefdom: the Powhatans, Pamunkey, Arrohateck, Appamattuck, Youghtannund, and the Mattaponi.
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- Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
- Director, Www.Virtualjamestown.Org
- December 25, 1938
3. Mai 2024 · Tsenacomoco was a political alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians that occupied the area first settled by the English at Jamestown. Learn about its origins, boundaries, population, name, and conflicts with the English.
25. Feb. 2021 · Wahunsenacah, also known as Chief Powhatan (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618) was the head of the Powhatan Confederacy of Native Americans who inhabited the region of the modern-day State of Virginia, USA, which they knew by the name of Tsenacommacah (densely populated land). He is also known by his title Mamanatowick (Great Chief) as well as by ...
Learn about the history and culture of the Powhatan Indians, who lived in Virginia for over 12,000 years before the English arrived. See how they interacted with the English, fought wars, made treaties, and survived as a people.
…his territory was known as Tsenacommacah. Each tribe within the Powhatan empire had its own chief, or weroance , and Powhatan ruled as the chief of these chiefs. Read More
