What is Powhatan (Native American leader)?
{{Infobox person | name = Wahunsenacawh, Powhatan | image = Powhatan john smith map.jpg | image_size = | caption = Powhatan, detail of map published by English [[colonization|colonizer]] [[John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]] (1612) | birth_date = [[Wiktionary:circa|c.]] 1547 | birth_place = [[Tsenacommacah]] | death_date = c. 1618 (aged 70-71) | death_place = [[Colony of Virginia]], [[British America]] | resting_place = [[Pamunkey Indian Reservation|Pamunkey Reservation]], [[King William, Virginia]], United States | occupation = Leader of the [[Powhatan people]] of [[Tsenacommacah]], an alliance of [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking [[Virginia Indians|people]] | children = [[Pocahontas]] and others | relatives = [[Opchanacanough|Opechancanough]] (brother)<br />[[John Rolfe]] (son-in-law) }} '''Powhatan''' (1534 - 1618) was the leader of the [[Powhatan people|Powhatan]] tribe. Powhatan was the leader during the Jamestown Colonization when the English settled in [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] in 1607. Powhatan was friendly with the English at the beginning. He traded with them. Powhatan usually sent his daughter [[Pocahontas]] to give them corn/maize. But later, Powhatan and his tribe looked at the settlers as invaders. After that, Powhatan did not allow the trading with the English settlers. From 1610-1612, it was known as the Starving Time. His leadership was saved by his brother [[Opchanacanough]]. {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:1534 births]] [[Category:17th-century deaths]] [[Category:Native American people]]