Tsenacommacah

Powhatan Confederacy Tsenacommacah  (Powhatan)
Late 1500s–1677
The Powhatan Confederacy ca. 1607
Capital	Werowocomoco, Powhatan (late 1500s–1609) Orapakes (1609–1614) Matchut (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
• First Anglo-Powhatan War	1610-1614
• Second Anglo-Powhatan War	1622-1626
• Third Anglo-Powhatan War	1644-1646
• Bacon's Rebellion	1676
• Treaty of 1677	1677
Preceded by Succeeded by Powhatan (Native American leader) Arrohattoc Appomattoc Pamunkey Mattaponi Kiskiack Colony of Virginia

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]

Related pages

• Powhatan People
• Powhatan (Native American leader) (the chief)
• Pocahontas
• Chesapeake Bay
• Native Americans in the United States

References

1. 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)
2. "Werowocomoco". www.virginiaplaces.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
3. Kimberlain, Joanne. "We're Still Here." Virginian-Pilot. June 7–9, 2009: Print.