paramountcy

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King Charles II ordered that a peace treaty be drawn up between the remaining Indigenous leaders of the Powhatan Paramountcy and the British crown.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

Both tribal nations were historic members of the Powhatan Paramountcy, which stretched all the way from today’s state of North Carolina to the 10-mile-square “Federal City,” later called Washington, D.C.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021