Pamunkey

Also known as Pamunkey Indian Tribe

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Pamunkey people in Virginia. They control the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William County, Virginia. Historically, they spoke the Pamunkey language.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Pamunkey Indian Tribe
Ethnic group.population: Enrolled members: 430
Ethnic group.popplace: Pamunkey Indian Reservation, Virginia, U.S.
Ethnic group.langs: English, formerly Pamunkey
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity; Indigenous
Ethnic group.related: Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Patawomeck

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Contents

Language
Way of living
Subsistence and relationship to the land
Homes
Government
History
Precontact
European Arrival
Gradual English colonization
Bacon's Rebellion
Later history
Pottery
Federal recognition
References
Further reading
External links

They are one of 11 Native American tribes in Virginia and an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. The tribe became the Commonwealth of Virginia's first federally recognized tribe receiving its status in January 2016.