| Virginia's Native Americans
The children should be familar with the following for their upcoming test:
*the three languages spoken by Virginia's Indian tribes and where each
language group is located
*that all Virginian Indians are part of the larger group called the
Eastern Woodland Indians
*the Powhatans and Chespeake were 2 important Algonquian
*the Siouan lived mostly in the Piedmont
*the Cherokee spoke Iroquoian and lived in western Virginia
*the Nottoway also spoke Iroquoian, but lived in southern Virginia around
the fall line
*that the group the settlers first came in contact with were members of
the Powhatan Confederation and that they spoke Algonquian
*the leader (Powhatan) of the group was a powerful chief (weroance)
called by the English Powhatan. His actual name was Wahunsunacock.He was the
father of Pocahontas.
*Powhatan inherited his right to be chief through his mother--not his
father as with the English rulers
*the Powhatans fished, hunted, and gathered food to survive
*the most important animal for their survival was the deer
*their most important crop was corn
*they lived in longhouses and wigwams which they called yahekins
*the indians of this region wore little clothing.
*They used bear grease and berries as a sun screen and to keep warm
*their only metal was copper which they used for jewelry
*tools were made of bone, stone, shells, and wood
*rivers were their main way of traveling ( They made dugout canoes of all
sizes to do this)
*in all aspects of their lives the Powhatans made use of the natural
environment around them (They believed to use more than one needed was
wrong.)
*the Spanish tried to start a colony in Virginia before Jamestown. They
built a mission. However, they left after many were killed by the Powhatans.
For this reason the Indians feared they would return.
*some common Algonquian words include Chesapeake, moccasin, succotash,
racoon, oppossum
To continue studying go to the LinksPlus page and find the SOLpass
information. the activities there will certainly help you.
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