Pamunkey Indian Reservation
History
It was confirmed to the Pamunkey tribe as early as 1658 by the governor, the council, and the General Assembly of Virginia. The treaty of 1677 between the king of England, acting through the governor of Virginia, and several Native American tribes including the Pamunkey is the most important existing document describing Virginia's relationship to Indian land. The Pamunkey tribe's early ancestors had locations as far north as the Middle Peninsula of Virginia and as far south as South Hampton Roads in Virginia. A burial mound, reported to contain the remains of Chief Powhatan, father of Matoaka (better known to historians and the public as Pocahontas), is also on this reservation, next to railroad tracks. His brother Opechancanough relocated his remains here. He is also buried here.
References
- Virginia's First People: Past and Present, virginiaindians.pwnet.org
- ^ "Contact". Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Anonymous (November 23, 2009). "Telling the Story: Illuminating Native Heritage through Photography". Retrieved September 22, 2016.
External links
Media related to Pamunkey Indian Reservation at Wikimedia Commons