Pamunkey
noun
Pa·mun·key
pə-ˈməŋ-kē 
plural Pamunkey or Pamunkeys
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking people of Virginia formerly part of the Powhatan confederacy
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Gary Wilcox, a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, concluded his opening remarks at the May Day protest with a blessing of the Miccosukee Tribe’s land, which is adjacent to the makeshift immigration detention camp, saying real suffering is happening to those being caged under the tents.
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Churchill Ndonwie
may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes are remnants of the great Powhatan Confederacy that greeted the earliest English settlers.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
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Churchill Ndonwie
may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes are remnants of the great Powhatan Confederacy that greeted the earliest English settlers.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Pamunkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pamunkey. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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