Languages and random questions
Why are First Americans/Native people called Indians?
Christopher Columbus thought he was in the indies(near China) when he found the "Indians"
Name some characteristics of Virginia's climate.
Mild with distinct seasons resulting in a variety of vegetation.
What food did American Indians eat in the summer?
They grew crops (Beans, corn, squash).
Why is archeology important?
Archeology helps people understand the past. Archeologists study all kinds of things people from the past left behind.
What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?
Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery and other tools have been found all across Virginia and tell us a lot about the people who lived here.
What are some ways Virginia's American Indians related to the climate and interacted with their environment to meet their basic needs?
Forests which have a variety of trees, cover most of the land. Virginia's Indians are referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians.
What food did American Indians eat in the fall?
They harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter.
How can finding things change the understanding of history?
Recent archeological digs have recovered new material evidence about Werowocomoco and historic Jamestown.
Which group of people spoke Siouan and lived in the Piedmont region?
Monacan people
What kind of clothing did they wear?
Animal skins were used for clothing.
What foods did American Indians eat in the winter?
They hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall.
What was Werowocomoco?
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers. It was the headquarters for the Indian leader, Powhatan in 1607.
The Cherokee people lived in southwestern Virginia and in southern Virginia near what is now North Carolina spoke what language?
Iroquoian
What kind of shelter did they have?
Shelter was made from materials around them.
What foods did the American Indians eat in the spring?
They hunted, fished and picked berries.
What was Jamestown?
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
The Powhatan people speak Algonquian and lived in what region of Virginia?
Tidewater/Costal plain region
What foods did they eat?
Depends on seasons.
How do Virginia's American Indians live today in the relation to the way they lived in the past?
Native peoples of the past hunted farmed and fished. They made homes using natural resources. They used animal skins for clothing in winter.
Where are the current state recognized tribes located in Virginia and what are the names of all of them?
They continue to live in all parts of Viginia today. The tribes are the: Chickahominy tribe, Eastern Chickahominy tribe, Mattaponi tribe, Nansemond tribe, Pamunkey tribe, Rappahannock tribe, Upper Mattaponi tribe.