Language Groups
Label the three major Native American language groups of Virginia
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
What did Native Americans grow in the Summer?
Crops such as corn, beans, and squash
Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?
Pochahontas
What type of houses did the Cherokee live in?
Longhouses
What region were the Powhatan from?
Which language was spoken in the Southwestern Virginia and in Southern VA near NC?
Iroquoian
What did Native American do for food in the fall?
They harvested crops and hunted food
Who was friendly and welcomed the Europeans?
The Powhatan
Who lived in dome shaped homes?
The Monacan.
What tribe lived in the Piedmont Region?
The Monacan.
Which language was spoken in the Tidewater Region?
Algonquian
How did Native Americans find food in the Winter?
They hunted birds and other animals. They lived on stored food too.
Who do not like the Europeans?
The Monacan and the Cherokee
Who lived in Nottaway and Meherrin towns?
The Cherokee
Which tribe lived in Southern VA near NC?
The Cherokee.
Which language was spoken in the Piedmont region?
Siouan
How did Native Americans provide food in the Spring?
They hunted, fished and picked berries.
What did the native people trade to the English settlers?
Who fished in dugout canoes?
The Powhatan.
Which tribe was also known as the Eastern Woodland 'Indians'
Which tribe spoke each language?
Iroquoian - Cherokee
Siouan - Monacan
Algonquian - Powhatan
What tribe had women in positions of power?
The Cherokee
What type of artifacts have been found that tell us a lot about the Native Americans?
Arrowheads, pottery, and tools.
Which tribe covered the Appalachian Plateau Region?
The Cherokee.