DescriptionThe Powhatan people; also spelled Powatan may refer to any of the indigenous Algonquian people that are traditionally from eastern Virginia. All of the Powhatan groups descend from the Powhatan Confederacy. In some instances, The Powhatan may refer to one of the leaders of the people
the powhatan indians were a group of eastern woodland indians who occupied the coastal plain of virginia. some words are used today from them like tomahawk.
