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The '''Mattaponi''' Tribe traces their its history back to the [[Powhatan]] Confederation of tribes led by [[Chief Powhatan]]. The people of the tribe made their living completely from nature's resources. It is believed that native people have lived in [[Virginia]] for about |
The '''Mattaponi''' Tribe traces their its history back to the [[Powhatan]] Confederation of tribes led by [[Chief Powhatan]]. The people of the tribe made their living completely from nature's resources. It is believed that native people have lived in [[Virginia]] for about 50,000 years before European contact. The native people had no written language and recorded their historic events through storytelling and symbolic drawings. |
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Currently, the tribal members live in [[King William County]] on tribal lands that border the [[Mattaponi River]]. |
Currently, the tribal members live in [[King William County]] on tribal lands that border the [[Mattaponi River]]. |
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Revision as of 03:48, 28 July 2006
The Mattaponi Tribe traces their its history back to the Powhatan Confederation of tribes led by Chief Powhatan. The people of the tribe made their living completely from nature's resources. It is believed that native people have lived in Virginia for about 50,000 years before European contact. The native people had no written language and recorded their historic events through storytelling and symbolic drawings.
Currently, the tribal members live in King William County on tribal lands that border the Mattaponi River.