Borders & Location
Which bordering state is directly to Virginia's south?
What is North Carolina (NC)?
What is the purpose of a pow wow?
What is to teach Indigenous People and visitors about their culture, past and present?
The natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont is called the...
What is the Fall Line?
Name one way tribes maintain their cultural heritage.
What is drumming, singing, dance, art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, pottery, OR storytelling?
Name one of the three most prominent Indigenous language groups of Virginia.
What is Algonquian, Siouan, or Iroquoian?
Which bordering state is directly to Virginia's north?
What is Maryland (MD)?
Name one major challenge faced due to European colonization.
What is migration OR changes to their physical environment?
Which river flows through Fredericksburg?
What is the Rappahannock River?
What is the term for a public festival used to teach about Indigenous culture?
What is Pow wow?
Which of the three language groups is typically associated with the Powhatan?
What is Algonquian?
Which state borders Virginia to the southwest?
What is Tennessee (TN)?
What does a tribe gain when it achieves sovereignty?
What is the right to govern themselves?
Which river is near Alexandria, Virginia?
What is the Potomac River?
Why is recognition important for Virginia's tribes?
What is it supports tribal sovereignty (the right to govern themselves)?
What do the terms Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian all represent in Virginia History?
What is the three most prominent Indigenous language groups of Virginia.
Name the two bordering states for West and Kanye.
What is West Virginia (WV) and Kentucky (KT)?
Name two ways Indigenous people are active citizens today.
What is they vote, hold office, OR work in communities?
Which two rivers are associated with Jamestown and Yorktown?
What is the James River and York River?
Name two things that recognition helps to protect for a tribe.
What is Indigenous culture, land, and rights?
What were the three different factors that Indigenous cultures had to adapt in response to?
What is environmental, economic, and social factors.
The Atlantic Ocean is the eastern border, and the Chesapeake Bay is found in this region.
What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
What are two ancient traditions, besides dance, that tribes maintain?
What is drumming, singing, art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, pottery, OR storytelling?
The Fall Line is where the land is higher, creating waterfalls that prevent travel on the river. In which two regions does the Fall Line create a natural border?
What is Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont?
In addition to protecting culture and land, what other right is protected by state and federal recognition?
What is Sovereignty (the right to govern themselves) and rights?
The Monacan people were historically located in the Piedmont region. Which language group are they associated with?
What is Siouan?