Life as an Indian
The crops beans, squash, and corn that were grown by the Indians were called
Three sister crops
What natural resource did the Indians use to make tools, weapons, canoes and shelter
trees
Chief of the Powhatan Indians name was
Powhatan
Algonquian Indians made most of their clothing from
deerskin
Which Indian group found fish and oysters in the water for food
Algonquian
Which Indian tribe buried their dead in mounds
Monacan
More than half of what the Virginia Indians ate was
corn
Mounds for the dead were sometimes how tall
20 feet
A baby beaver is called a
kit
The long shelter made by the Indians were called
longhouses
What did Powhatan men do so that their hair wouldn't get caught in their bow
Shave the right side of their head
This was a popular game the Indians use to play
chunkey
If Virginia Indians wore fringe on their clothing it meant they were
more important than the other native people
What 2 things influenced the way Virginia Indians lived
land and weather/seasonal changes
The Virginia Indians are part of a larger group of American Indians called
Eastern Woodland Indians