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The Pamunkey Indian Museum has a variety of vessels, as well as videos and exhibits, that explain the differences in construction methods, types of temper, and decorating techniques. [8] The Pamunkey ensured their Pamunkey Indian Tribe Museum, built in 1979, resembled the traditional yehakin. Located on the reservation, the museum provides ...
Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center. The Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center is a tribal museum located on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in Virginia. The museum focuses on the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s history and way of life from 12,000 years ago through to the present.
The Pamunkey Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in King William, Virginia, United States. It lies along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia on the Middle Peninsula. It contains approximately 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) of land, 500 acres (2.0 km 2) of which is wetlands with numerous creeks.
The Pamunkey had, in spite of Totopotomoi's sacrifice, been treated poorly by the Virginian settlers in the intervening years. [5] Ann attempted to protect the survival of her people by petitioning to halt the sale of tribal land to outsiders, and halt the sale of liquor to members of the tribe.
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about 93 mi (150 km) long, [2] in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay . Course
The death of Opechancanough in 1646 led to the disintegration of the confederacy built by his brother Powhatan.Cockacoeske's husband Totopotomoi became leader in 1649, [4] but English colonists in Virginia only referred to him the "king of the Pamunkeys," not "king of the Indians," as they had earlier paramount chiefs. [5]
Pages in category "Pamunkey" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The tribe resettled on reservation land set aside by the treaty in the Pamunkey Neck area, alongside another Virginia Algonquian tribe, the Pamunkey, between the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers. [ 2 ] They stayed there until 1661, when they moved again to the headwaters of the Mattaponi, but their reserved holdings continued to be encroached upon ...