Tsenacommacah
native homeland of the Powhatan people
Tsenacommacah (pronounced /ˌsɛnəˈkɒməkə/ in English; "densely inhabited land"; also written Tscenocomoco, Tsenacomoco, Tenakomakah, Attanoughkomouck, and Attan-Akamik) was the land of the Powhatan People.[1] It is in parts of Virginia. In the Powhatan language, it means "densely inhabited land."[2] The Powhatan Confederacy was made of 31 tribes that lived on the land Tsenacommacah. It was largely reduced after the Anglo–Powhatan Wars. Several of the present-day tribes still live on the land.[3]
Powhatan Confederacy Tsenacommacah (Powhatan) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Late 1500s–1677 | |||||||||||||||||||
.jpg) The Powhatan Confederacy ca. 1607 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Werowocomoco, Powhatan (late 1500s–1609) Orapakes (1614–?) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Powhatan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Native American religion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Confederation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mamanatowick | |||||||||||||||||||
• late 1500s–1618 | Wahunsenacawh | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1618–1619 | Opichapum | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1619–1646 | Opchanacanough | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1646–1655 | Necotowance | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1646–1657 | Totopotomoi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||||||||||
• Wahunsenacawh creates the Powhatan Confederacy | Late 1500s | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1610-1614 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1622-1626 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1644-1646 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1676 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1677 | |||||||||||||||||||
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- ↑ Waugaman, Sandra F. and Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Ph.D. We're Still Here: Contemporary Virginia Indians Tell Their Stories. Richmond: Palri Publushing, 2006 (revised edition)
- ↑ "Werowocomoco". www.virginiaplaces.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ↑ Kimberlain, Joanne. "We're Still Here." Virginian-Pilot. June 7–9, 2009: Print.