Powhatan
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Pow·ha·tan

biographical name \ˌpa-ə-ˈtan, pa-ˈha-tən\

Definition of POWHATAN

1550?–1618 Wa-hun-sen-a-cawh or Wahunsonacock; father of Pocahontas Am. Indian chief

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