Adapting to the Seasons
Indigenous People
Digging up the Past
Location Language Tribe
After 1607
100

Virginia has what type of climate?

Mild

100

In which region would Indigenous nations boat and fish for their food?

Tidewater (Coastal Plain Region)

100

Who studies many types of material evidence left from people of the past?

Archaeologists

100

What region primarily spoke the Siouan language?

Piedmont Region

100

Many Indigenous people were forced from their homes to move to these places... 

Reservations

200

It is springtime, what will the Virginia Indians do for food?

Fish, hunt, and pick berries

200

Why did many Indigenous tribes set up their towns near the river?

To trade and travel with others, good soil for farming, fishing

200

I was digging up artifacts at Werowocomoco on the York River. What region of Virginia would I be in?

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

200

True or False: The Nottoway lived in dome-shaped houses.


False

The Monacan tribes lived in dome-shaped houses. Nottoway lived in longhouses.

200

True or False: Indigenous People all shared the same culture, language, housing, traditions

False: Indigenous People all had their own distinct languages, beliefs, traditions, and culture.

300

The sun is shining and summer is here! What will the Virginia Indians do for food?

Grow crops such as corn, beans, and squash

300

What sentence helps us remember the Major languages and tribes in Virginia?

I See Al

Not My Pal

300

What is the name of the first English settlement where many artifacts were found that showed early interactions between the English and the Natives?

Jamestown

300

What language did Indigenous people speak in the southwestern region of Virginia?

Iroquoian

300

Who was an activist and educator who helped get state and federal recognition for Virginia's tribes?

Thomasina Jordan

400

Snow has started to fall. Winter has come. What will the Virginia Indians do for food and clothing?

Hunt, eat stored food from the fall. Wear deerskins.

400

The Monocan tribe had an important resource that was found in the Piedmont. They used this metal to trade with the Powhatan.

Copper


400

What are some examples of artifacts that help us learn about how people lived in Virginia in the past and reveal their cultural practices and everyday activities?

Pottery, arrowheads, and tools

400

Chief Powhatan spoke the Algonquian language. Which region in Virginia did the Powhatan nation mainly inhabit?

Tidewater (Coastal Plain) Region

400

Due to the English settlers moving into their land, the Indigenous people had to...

Migrate or move to a reservation

500

Leaves are changing colors, fall has arrived. What will the Virginia Indians do for food?

Harvest their crops and hunt for food to keep for the winter.

500

What was the headquarters and political center of Chief Powhatan and a sovereign nation of 30 indigenous tribes?

Werowocomoco

500

What is evidence that shows us that the English colonists and the Native People interacted?

Artifacts in the Jamestown Settlement

500

The Nottoway and Meherrin tribes lived in the southern Tidewater region with little contact with early settlers. What language did they speak?

Iroquoian

500

True or False: Indigenous People still live in Virginia and make important contributions. They continue to hold onto their traditions and culture.

True!