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Mattaponi Indians

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Two miles east, the Mattaponi Indian reservation stands on the Mattaponi River as the home of descendants of the great chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. It is one of the oldest Indian reservations in the United States, existing since 1658. The Mattaponi tribe is governed by its chief and council and continues to exercise its laws and traditional customs.
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