Opchanacanough
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Opechancanough or Opchanacanough was a chief of the Powhatan tribe of what is now Virginia in the United States. He became chief after the death of his elder brother, Wahunsonacock. He gave up on diplomacy with the English settlers of Virginia and twice tried to force them to abandon the region, in 1622 and 1644.
External links
- The Anglo-Powhatan Wars (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/nativeamerican/anglopowhatan.html)