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Powhatan was the father of pocahontas, the beautiful indian princess. He ruled over 30 tribes around him.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.11.79.201 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 10 January 2006

[edit] Move?

Maybe to avoid confusion this should be a disambig page linking Powhatan Confederacy, Chief Powhatan, Powhatan tribe (or this could be covered in the confederacy), Powhatan (village), and Powhatan County, Virginia. Thoughts?--Bkwillwm 14:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

It seemed like a good idea, but when I reread this article, the article covers the Confederacy and modern people/tribe. Unless you call this one "Powhatan Confederacy and modern tribe" (I don't recommend it) I think leaving the articles as they are makes sense. Leaving the Confederacy and tribe in one article makes sense to me as it shows the historical continuity of a single people. Badagnani 19:48, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

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Depositing this section here as it doesn't contribute to the encyclpedic content of the article:

[edit] Powhatan in film

The Powhatan people are featured in the Disney animated film Pocahontas (1995). An attempt at a more historically accurate representation of them appears in The New World (2005).

Toddstreat1 19:07, 16 September 2007 (UTC)