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The Mattaponi English pronunciation: /ˌmætəpoʊˈnaɪ/ tribe is one of only two Virginia Indian tribes in the Commonwealth of Virginia that owns reservation land. The larger Mattaponi Indian Tribe lives in King William County on the reservation which stretches along the borders of the Mattaponi River near West Point Virginia.The Mattaponi were one of six tribes inherited by Chief Powhatan in the late 16th century.