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Wahunsenacawh, Powhatan | |
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| Born | c. 1547 |
| Died | c. 1618 (aged 70–71) |
| Resting place | Pamunkey Reservation, King William, Virginia, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Leader of the Powhatan people of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking people |
| Children | Pocahontas and others |
| Relatives | Opechancanough (brother) John Rolfe (son-in-law) |
Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618), whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh (alternately spelled Wahunsenacah, Wahunsunacock, or Wahunsonacock), was the leader of the Powhatan, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans living in Tsenacommacah, in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time when English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607.
Powhatan, alternately called "King" or "Chief" Powhatan by English settlers, led the main political and military power facing the early colonists, and was probably the older brother of Opechancanough, who led attacks against the settlers in 1622 and 1644. He was the father of Matoaka (Pocahontas).
- ^ Bataille, Gretchen M. (2001). Native American Representations: First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780803200036.