THIS TRIBE IS ON A RESERVATION ALONG MATTAPONI RIVER. THEY SPEAK ALGONQUIN LIKE OTHERS IN POWHATEN CHIEFDOM.. ONE BAND LIVED OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION. THE UPPER MATTAPONI TRIBE LIVED IN ADAMSTOWN. BY 1921 THE MATTAPON ORGANIZED AS AN OFFICIAL GROUP WHO OWNED 32 ACRES. THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DECLARED THESE PEOPLE WERE LIVING IN VIRGINIA FOR 15,00 YEARS.THE HISTORIC TRIBE IS BELIEVED TO BELONG TO THREE LANGUAGE GROUPS - ALGONQIAN, SIOUAN, AND IROQUOIAN.
BY 1607 THEY NUMBERED 450 WITH 140 WARRIORS BY JOHN SMITH FROM ENGLAND. DURING THE WAR OF 1644 TO 46 THEY FLED TO THE RIVER AND HEADED PISCATAWAY CREEK. FINALLY IN 1657 THEIR CHIEFS SIGNED PEACE TREATIES SO THAT TRIBAL MEMBERS WERE TREATED EQUALLY AS THE ENGLISH WERE.
A REBELLION CALLED BACON'S REBELLION WERE INNOCENTLY ATTACKED - A POLITICAL REBELLION.. ONCE ENDED ANOTHER TREATY WAS SIGNED IN 1677 BY A NUMBER OF TRIBES. THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED RESERVATION LAND FOR THE TRIBES. COLONISTS ENCROACHED UPON THEIR TERRITORY.
DURING THE 1800'S THIS TRIBE GAINED LEADERSHIP. THEY SUBMITTED THEIR CHIEFS AND HEADMEN TO THE GOVERNOR. BY THE LATE 1800'S THEY BUILT A SCHOOL ON THEIR RESERVATION.
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