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19th century During this period, ethnic Europeans continued to push the Virginia Indians off the remaining reservations and end their status as tribes. By 1850, one of the reservations was sold to the whites, and another reservation was officially divided by 1878. Many Virginia Indian families held onto their individual lands into the 20th century. The only two tribes to resist the pressure and hold onto their communal reservations were the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes. These two tribes still maintain their reservations today.[16] The Indians were active participants with their own agenda. The natives had define goals that objected to the course of events with the English.

After Captain John Smith was captured in the winter of 1607 and met with Chief Powhatan, relations were fairly good. The Powhatans sealed relationships such as trading agreements and alliances via the kinship between groups involved. Smith wanted people to know he can have an intelligent conversation with the natives. The nature of this exchange is helpful to him.