Powhatan (Dignified). A confederacy of Indians that in- habited the country from Carolina on the south, to the Patuxent River on the north, covering a territory of 8,000 square miles, and comprising ten Tribes. The principal chief or Emperor was Wakunsonacook, commonly called Powhatan, and was in con- trol when the English landed at Jamestown. He was majestic in appearance and finely formed, with a firm marked countenance, an air of haughtiness. He desired to remain friendly with the whites. His policy was that which he believed was indispensable for the welfare and existence of his dominions.
