Accawmacke Indians Reuniting and Organizing In Cape Charles

The Accawmacke Indians are the friendliest first people of America. They have a history of
being the American Indians who went above and beyond to assist the Jamestown settlement.
The Accawmacke people are a Kingdom of people who originate and reside on what today is known as the Delmarva Peninsula of Virginia, better known as Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Origin of the Accawmacke Indians
There is a book written in 1911 by William Cropper entitled “Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke. The Accawmacke homeland is centrally located in Northampton County and encompasses what is almost the entire peninsula plus a small areas across bay in Southampton and the Southern most end of Accomac County. The Kingdom’s Main Village was located in Eastville, Virginia on what is now the Eyre Hall Plantation. Some of the Accawmacke Indians toiled for hundreds of years on Eyre Hall Plantation as Slaves and are buried in the plantation soil.
The Accawmackes Indians were so friendly that when approached by the Pamunkey Indians to supply poisonous plants to murder the Jamestown colonist they refused. In fact, they even went as far as warning Jamestown of the attack that would have rid Virginia of European presence as we know it today.
Accawmacke Indians Today
The Accawmakes not only resided on the Gingaskin reservation, the majority of the
Accawmacke Indians were reclassified by Virginia Law as Negro Colored and Mulatto and lived off reservation. Many lived and still live to this day in the homeland and Heritage land that belonged to their various Accawmacke Sub-Tribe and Clans, reclassified as African American.
The Accawmacke Indians numbered more than 5000 when the Europeans arrived. Today there are over 200 enrolled members. Yet, there are an estimated 2000 people who are actually are of the Accawmacke Indian bloodline. Today when you meet an African American in Northampton they may really be an Authentic Indigenous American Accawmacke Indian. In fact, Accawmacke Indians are all around the world.
On October 19, 2019 the Accawmacke Indians are having a reunion for those who identify as American Indian and have Nergroid appearance as did the original Accawmacke Indians. It is an Indigenous Indian Summit from 1 pm until 6 pm at Indiantown Park. Featuring speakers in a panel discussions about History, Culture and Genealogy. There will music, food trucks , drumming and artifacts. It is private Summit but, registration is not required for anyone of Virginia Negro heritage who has an oral history of being Indian, Cherokee, Accawmacke or having been from the Gingaskin Reservation.
Accawmacke Indians are Entrepreneurs and are driven to promote economic growth while
protecting the environment and preserving wildlife. It is important that world of History,
Genealogy and Law Enthusiasts make the home of the Accawmackes in Eastville, Virginia their destination. Eastville ,Virginia’s Courthouse has the oldest continuous Court Records in America it is the source of the Accawmakes research. The Accawmacke Indian are America’s Friendliest Indians and as such are working to create businesses, jobs and promote economic investment opportunities for everyone on the Eastern Shore, all races, ages, colors, sizes, politics, classes, nations, cultures, sexual orientations and religions.