Transcript VA Studies: Native Americans Powerpoint created by Carrie Reed

VA Studies: Native Americans
Powerpoint created by Carrie Reed
Facts from the VA Pacing Guide
Why did Christopher
Columbus call the people
he found “Indians”?
Christopher Columbus called
the people he found in the
lands he discovered
“Indians” because he
thought he was in the
Indies (near China).
What are artifacts?
Artifacts such as
arrowheads, pottery, and
other tools that have been
found tell us a lot about
the people who lived in
Virginia.
What were the three major
language groups found in
Virginia?
There were three major
language groups found in
Virginia. Algonquian,
Siouan, and Iroquoian.
Where was Algonquian
spoken and which tribe
was part of this group?
Algonquian was spoken
primarily in the Tidewater
region; the Powhatans
were a part of this group.
Where was Siouan spoken
and which tribe was part of
this group?
Siouan was spoken primarily
in the Piedmont region;
the Monocan were part of
this group.
Where was Iroquoian
spoken and which tribe
was part of this group?
Iroquoian was spoken in
Southwestern Virginia and
in Southern Virginia near
what is today North
Carolina; the Cherokee
were part of this group.
What language group was
spoken here?
Algonquian was spoken here.
What language group was
spoken here?
Iroquoian was spoken here.
What language group was
spoken here?
Siouan was spoken here.
What is the climate like in
Virginia?
The climate in Virginia is
relatively mild with distinct
seasons – spring, summer,
fall, and winter – resulting
in a variety of vegetation.
What are Virginia’s Indians
called and why?
Virginia’s Indians are
referred to as Eastern
Woodland Indians because
forests, which have a
variety of trees, cover most
of the land.
What did the food, clothing
and shelter depend on for
the Native people?
The kinds of foods the
native peoples ate, the
clothing they wore, and the
shelters they had
depended on the seasons.
What did the Eastern
Woodland Indians eat in
the winter?
Winter – they hunted birds
and animals and lived on
stored goods from the
previous fall.
What did they eat in the
Spring?
Spring – they hunted, fished,
and picked berries.
What did they eat in the
summer?
Summer – they grew crops
(beans, corn, squash).
What did they eat in the
fall?
Fall – they harvested crops
and hunted for foods to
preserve and keep for the
winter.
What did the native peoples
use for clothing?
Animal skins (deerskin)
were used for clothing.
What did the native peoples
use for shelter?
Shelter was made from the
material around them
(Natural Resources).
What was life like for the
native peoples?
Native peoples of the past
farmed, hunted, and
fished. They made homes
using natural resources.
They used animal skins for
clothing in the winter.
What is life like today for
Native Americans?
Today, most native peoples
live like other Americans.
Their cultures have
changed over time.
What are archeaologists?
Archaeologists study all
kinds of material evidence
left from the people of the
past.
What was Werowocomoco?
Werowocomoco was a large
Indian town used by Indian
leaders for several hundred
years before the English
settlers came. It was the
headquarters of the leader,
Powhatan, in 1607.
What did archaeologists
discover at the original
Jamestown fort?
Archaeologists discovered the
original Jamestown fort.
They recovered artifacts that
gave them clues about the
interactions of the English,
Africans, and Indians in early
Virginia.
Do American Indians still live
in Virginia today?
American Indians, who trace
their family history back to
before 1607, continue to
live in all parts of Virginia
today.
Which state tribes live in the
Coastal Plain region? (7
tribes)
Coastal Plain –
Chickahominy
Eastern Chickahominy
Mattaponi
Nansemond
Pamunkey
Rappahannock
Upper Mattaponi
Which one current state
tribe lives in the Piedmont
region?
Piedmont – Monacan tribe