Native Americans:Powhatan

Indians

Kate GreenITRT

Suffolk City Schools2nd Grade – SOL 2.2, 2.4, 2.5

Powhatan Indians

Region Indians Homes Occupations

Transportation

Eastern Woodlan

ds

Powhatan

Wood and bark houses

Fishermen Hunters Farmers

WalkedPaddled canoes

RegionRegions: Places that have common (the same) characteristics

The Powhatans

•Pocahontas & Chief Powhatan

•Lived EAST of the Appalachian Mountains

Homes• Wood & Bark Homes• Used Natural Materials

to build homes, make clothes, & tools (trees, rocks, bones animal skins, etc.)

Living• Climate: The kind of weather an area has

over a long period of time• Land: The shape of the land’s surface• Environment: Natural Surroundings

Climate Land Plant Life

Mild winters,Hot, humid summers

Rivers, Hills, Mountains,Coastland

Forests, Variety of plant life

Occupation

• Fisherman• Men & Boys • Rivers & Lakes

• Hunters• Men & Boys• Deer, Small

Mammals, & Birds • Farmers

• Women & Girls• Grew - Corn,

Beans, & Squash

Occupation – Daily Job of an Adult

Transportation

• Walked• Paddled Canoes

Transportation – How people move from one place to another.

Contributions

• Arts (jewelry, pottery, weaving)• Legends and stories• Respect for nature• Farming

Contribution – Things people from the past have done to make life today easier, today.