Chesapeake people
K'che-sepi-ack | |
|---|---|
Map of Virginia with Chesapeake native villages, circa 1585 | |
| Total population | |
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Virginia, South Hampton Roads | |
| Languages | |
| Algonquian languages | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nansemond |
The Chesepian (Chesapeake) were a Native American tribe who lived near present-day South Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. They occupied an area which is now in the independent cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach (formerly Norfolk County and Princess Anne County).