Welcome to the Kiskiack Tribe
Who We Are
WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE KISKIACK TRIBE. OUR TRIBE WAS CREATED OUT OF TWO OR MORE TRIBAL GROUPS, THE KISKIACK AND THE CHICKAHOMINY GROUPS, WHICH WERE BOTH OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY. THE CHICKAHOMINY’s WERE NOT MEMBERS OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY; THE CHICKAHOMINY’S SERVED AS AN ALLY TO THE POWHATAN CHIEF.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE KISKIACK CHICKAHOMINY TRIBE. OUR TRIBE WAS CREATED OUT OF TWO TRIBAL GROUPS, THE KISKIACK AND THE CHICKAHOMINY GROUPS, WHICH WERE BOTH OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY. THE CHICKAMONIYS WERE NOT MEMBERS OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY; THE CHICKAHOMINY SERVED AS AN ALLY TO THE POWHATAN CHEIF.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE KISKIACK CHICKAHOMINY TRIBE. OUR TRIBE WAS CREATED OUT OF TWO TRIBAL GROUPS, THE KISKIACK AND THE CHICKAHOMINY GROUPS, WHICH WERE BOTH OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY.
THE KISKIACK IS A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY IN WHAT IS NOW THE PRESENT-DAY YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE NAME MEANS “WIDE LAND OR BROAD PLACE” IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE. IT WAS ONE OF THEIR VILLAGES ON THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 16TH AND EARLY 17TH CENTURIES. THE KISKIACK TRIBE WAS PART OF THE LARGE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY NEAR THE SOUTH BANK OF THE YORK RIVER ON THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA THAT EXTENDED INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
THE KISKIACK WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SIX TRIBES OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY THAT HAD BUILT PERMANENT VILLAGES MADE UP OF NUMEROUS LONG-HOUSES OR YIHAKANS, IN WHICH RELATED FAMILIES WOULD LIVE WITH BOTH PRIVATE AND COMMUNAL SPACE. BY 1649 THE KISKIACK HAD SETTLED ALONG THE PIANKATANK RIVER WHEN THE ENGLISH GRANTED WEROANCE OSSAKICAN OR WASSATICKON A RESERVATION OF 5,000 ACRES. IN 1651 THEY EXCHANGED THIS LAND FOR ANOTHER 5,00 ACRE TRACT FARTHER UPRIVER.
THERE WERE 30 TRIBES WITHIN THE CONFEDERACY. THE KISKIACK CHIEF OR WEROWANCE WAS OTTAHOTIN WITH ABOUT 40 TO 50 WARRIORS. THE KECOUGHTAN NATIVE AMERICANS, LED BY CHIEF POCHINS, WERE SETTLED IN HAMPTON, VA, BEFORE THE ENGLISH SETTLEMENT. POCHINS WAS THE YOUNG SON OF CHIEF POWHATAN (WAHUNSENACAWH), OR (WAHUNSUNACOCK), AROUND 1597
ALANKIAN WAS ONE OF THE CHIEFS OF THE POWHATAN CONFEDERACY, HE WAS BORN IN 1520 IN KISKIACK, DIED IN 1600 IN VIRGINIA.
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