The Powhatan Indians

Uncovering Virginia’s Past

American “Indians”

Columbus thought he arrived in the Indies, so he called the Bahamian natives, “Indians”

Native

AmericansFirst

Americans

The Eastern Woodlands

VirginiaAlong the coast

Hot summers, cool winters

The Powhatan Indians

Name means “waterfall”

Spoke Algonquian

Famous membersChief Powhatan

Pocahontas

The Powhatan Indians

Friendly toward colonists at firstTaught hunting, fishing, and farming

Colonists attacked PowhatanYears of fighting

Lost land

The Powhatan Indians

Resourceful Used land, plants, and animals for food, clothing, and shelter

Hunted deer, fished, planted corn, beans, and squash

Yehakin villages

The Powhatan Indians

CaringPeople – everyone worked together

Nature – land, plants, and animals

Remembering the Powhatan

Today, government is trying to help preserve Indian cultures

Lost land and identity

American Indians exist todayReservations

Next door neighbors

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