Language Groups
What language was spoken by the Cherokee in Southwestern and Southern Virginia?
Iroquoian
What are artifacts that archaeologists found at Jamestown and Werowocomoco?
Pottery, arrowheads, tools
Native American homes were made of...
Natural resources from the land
What did Indians use for clothing?
Animal Skins
Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?
He thought he was in the Indies.
Virginia's American Indians are referred to as
Eastern Woodland Indians
What was Werowocomoco?
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years.
Do Native Americans today still practice ancient traditions?
Yes
What is the climate of Virginia like?
Mild with four distinct seasons.
Where are current state recognized tribes located?
In all of Virginia's regions.
Where was Algonquian spoken and what tribe spoke it?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Powhatan
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
Name two things that Native Americans do today?
Vote, hold office, work in communities
During the winter months how did Native Americans get food?
Hunted birds and animals, ate stored food
What foods did the Indians eat in the Summer?
Grew crops: beans, corn, and squash
What language was spoken in the Piedmont?
Siouan
What town was located on the York River?
Werowocomoco
Did Native Americans believe in land ownership?
No
In what season did the Indians harvest crops?
Fall
What is a powwow?
A way of teaching American Indians and visitors about American Indian culture, past and present.
What tribe spoke Siouan?
Monacan
Where did they find artifacts that helped them understand the interactions of the Indians and the English?
Jamestown
What town was the headquarters of Powhatan?
Werowocomoco
How did they get food in the Spring?
Hunted, fished, and picked berries
What is an archaeologist?
A person who studies evidence left by people of the past.