Native American tribes had been living in a state of separation and war for centuries by the time Chief Hanon came to power in the Chesapeake Chiefdom. There were instances of some more powerful tribes creating hegemonies over their neighbors based on the trading advantage that the larger chiefdoms had. Many ever sponsored the creation of new chiefdoms rather than the practice of Old World nations in conquering new people outright. Despite this, a unification of several tribes was once thought unthinkable due to the many differences between the tribes culturally, politically and economically. Chief Abukcheech, first chief of the Huritians and considered the founder of the culture of the United Tribes, envisioned a cooperation and flourishing among all of the tribes, thought in his context