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Q: Who was the chief of the Woodland Indian tribes near Jamestown?
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What chief of the woodland Indian tribes near Jamestown?

Best known was probably Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas (whose REAL name was Matoaca)


Indian chief in Massachusetts?

The Indian chief in Massachusetts was Thomas Whalen. The tribes in colonial Massachusetts were the Wampanoag, Mohegan, and Mohican tribes.


Who was the Indian Chief that pressed for unification of the tribes?

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Can a women be a Indian chief?

Yes, in some tribes such as the Iroquois tribe.


Where in Virginia did Chief Powhatan live?

They lived in the woodland regions and the north east


How do you spell Powhatan?

The spelling Powhatan is used for the Native American chief of the tribes (and the tribes themselves) who came in contact with the Jamestown settlers in the early 1600s.


Where is the statue of chief Powhatan?

the staue of chief Powhatan is at Jamestown, Virginia.


Jamestown survived its early years because of the aid given by the Indian chief called?

Powhatan


Who was chief eagle plume?

Chief eagle plume of the Iroquois Indian nation at or around Jamestown Virginia, around the year 1600 , -- my great grandfather 16 generations john dodson of Jamestown Virginia married the daughter of chief eagle plume


What Indian chief captures fort Detroit while fighting the british?

Indian chief Pontiac captured Fort Detroit while fighting the British. He was the leader under a confederacy of tribes


Did algonquin Indian tribe help the Jamestown colony survive?

Yes, the chief, Powhatan, gave the colonists food and seeds to survive.


In 1763 what did chief ponitac form?

Chief Pontiac, a leader of the Ottawa Indian tribe, organized his tribe and those tribes from the Great Lakes Region to fight the British. This was known as Pontiac's conspiracy. The tribes managed to take eight of the twelve forts they attacked.