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The official page of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe Reservation We are the People of the River The Origins of the Mattaponi The Mattaponi are one of the original core tribes of the Powhatan chiefdom governed by the Great Chief Powhatan also known as Wahunsenakah the father of Pocahontas who ruled most of Tesenacomoca Tidewater Virginia when the Europeans arrived in 1607. The Mattaponi agreed to the articles of peace with the European colonists in 1646 which was later ratified in 1677. Since 1646 the Mattaponi people have fulfilled their treaty obligations by presenting an annual tribute to the Governor of Virginia to secure our GovernmenttoGovernment relationship. Mattaponi Culture Learn about the Mattaponi.