Accomac people

Accomac
Total population
extinct as a tribe[1]
Regions with significant populations
Virginia
Languages
unattested Eastern Algonquian language
Religion
Indigenous
Related ethnic groups
Powhatan Confederacy

The Accomac people[3] were a historic Native American tribe in Accomack and Northampton counties in Virginia.[1] They were loosely affiliated with the Powhatan Confederacy.[1] Archeological and historical record suggest trading relationships between the Accomacs and the Powhatans as well as other related groups such as the Occohannocks.[4]

The term Accomac was eventually applied to a larger group of related Indigenous peoples living on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. To the north, the Eastern Shore of Maryland was home to the Pocomoke and related tribes, such as the Annamessex.[5] Further north, the Assateague people lived on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Delaware.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Frederick Webb Hodge, Handbook, 8.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference clark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Or Accawmack, Accawmacke, Accowmack, Accohanoc.[2]
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  5. ^ Christian F. Feest, "Nanticoke and Neighboring Tribes," 240–41.
  6. ^ Christian F. Feest, "Nanticoke and Neighboring Tribes," 241.