Cockacoeskie | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Cockacoeske included in the Virginia Women's Monument. | |
| Pamunkey leader | |
| Preceded by | Totopotomoi |
| Succeeded by | Betty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1640 Pamunkey Neck, Virginia |
| Died | 1686 |
| Spouse | Totopotomoi |
| Children | John West |
| Known for | First signatory of the Treaty of 1677 |
Cockacoeske (pronounced Coke a cow ski)[1] (also spelled Cockacoeskie) (c. 1640 – c. 1686) was a 17th-century leader of the Pamunkey tribe in what is now the U.S. state of Virginia. During her thirty-year reign, she worked with the English colony of Virginia, trying to recapture the former power of past paramount chiefs and maintain peaceful unity among the several tribes under her leadership. She was the first of the tribal leaders to sign the Virginia-Indian Treaty of Middle Plantation.[2] In 2004 Cockacoeske was honored as one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History".[3]
- ^ "Monument features the first female leader of Pamunkey Tribe". Indianz.Com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Virginia Women in History: Cockacoeske (1656 - 1686)". Virginia Changemakers. Library of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 19 September 2021.