A history of Virginia for boys and girls . ^ ?. two PICTURES OF A PAMUNKEY INDIAN GIRL, NOW LIVING IN VIRGINIA. SHEIS THE chiefs DAUGHTER, AND SHE HAS A SISTER POCAHONTAS A few still survive. Among the many tribesthat the white men found here were the Pamun-keys. The Pamunkey River is a tributary of theYork. Powhatan, it is said, was of the Pamun- POCAHONTAS AND HER PEOPLE 3S key tribe. A small number, a hundred or more,of the Pamunkeys still remain. They live on areservation of 800 acres of land at Lester Manor,between Richmond and West Point. They liveand dress now much like other Virginians
A history of Virginia for boys and girls . ^ ?. two PICTURES OF A PAMUNKEY INDIAN GIRL, NOW LIVING IN VIRGINIA. SHEIS THE chiefs DAUGHTER, AND SHE HAS A SISTER POCAHONTAS A few still survive. Among the many tribesthat the white men found here were the Pamun-keys. The Pamunkey River is a tributary of theYork. Powhatan, it is said, was of the Pamun- POCAHONTAS AND HER PEOPLE 3S key tribe. A small number, a hundred or more,of the Pamunkeys still remain. They live on areservation of 800 acres of land at Lester Manor,between Richmond and West Point. They liveand dress now much like other Virginians. Theyhave a school and a church of their own. Theyhave their farms, gardens, and orchards ; but theystill do a good deal of hunting and fishing. Theystill have their own chief; and one of the chiefsdaughters has been kind enough to allow herpicture to be made for this book. She has a sisterPocahontas. The Pamunkeys pay no regular taxes to thestate, but for many years it has been the customof their chief to carry a basket of fish or gameto Ric
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