Unit 2: VA's Indigenous People

Which tribe spoke Iroquoian?

What tribe lived in this region and spoke Siouan?

American Indians were the ____ people who lived in VA.

What natural resource did the Eastern Woodland Indians use for clothing?

What is the climate like in Virginia?

Why did many native people build towns along rivers?

The Powhatan tribe spoke ______.

There are ____ state recognized tribes in VA today, mostly in the Coastal Plain.

American Indians believed you owned the land you lived and farmed on.

________ study artifacts, or material evidence from the past.

The native tribes all lived in the same type of home.

Many native people today practice ancient traditions and crafts while incorporating new customs over time.

A _____ is a public festival that allows tribes to teach each other and visitors about indigenous culture.

Wereowocomoco was on what river?

What language was spoken in this region by the Powhatan?

Virginia Indians contribute to American society today as active citizens who vote, hold office, and work in communities.

Which language did the Monacan tribe speak?

How did the native people eat in the winter when it got too cold to hunt?

The first English settlement of ________ was also uncovered by archaeologists.

What is NOT an example of an artifact left behind by the indigenous people?

American Indians lived ______ Virginia.

Which of these was NOT a major indigenous language group in VA?

__________ called the indigenous people he met "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies near China.

How did the native people get food in the spring?

__________ was a large, important American Indian town where Chief Powhatan sat.

What takes place at a powwow that displays the native peoples' strong cultural heritage?

Why were Virginia's native people referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians?

Iroquoian was spoken in southwestern VA and southern VA near North Carolina.

In what season did they grow and eat crops, like the Three Sisters?

How did the seasons affect Virginia's indigenous people?

Today, VA's indigenous people _______.

In the fall, the native people lived off of stored food.

Virginia's native people left in 1607 when the English arrived.