 They were the Powhatan Confederacy, ruled by their paramount chief known as Wahunsenacawh or "Chief Powhatan".Wahunsenacawh initially sought to resettle the English colonists from Jamestown, considered part of Paspahegh territory, to another location known as "Capahosick" where they would make metal tools for him as members of his Confederacy, but this never happened.The first explorers had been welcomed by the Indians with dancing, feasting, and tobacco ceremonies.