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Native Americans of Virginia

Native Americans of Virginia. By Miss O. 4 th Grade VA Studies. History and Social Science Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope and Sequence Lesson Plans for United States History to 1877. 1492 Christopher Columbus.

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Native Americans of Virginia

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  1. Native Americans of Virginia By Miss O. 4th Grade VA Studies

  2. History and Social Science Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope and Sequence Lesson Plans for United States History to 1877

  3. 1492 Christopher Columbus • Called the people he found in the lands he (discovered) explored “Indians,” because he thought he was in the Indies (near China).

  4. 1558-1603 Queen Elisabeth • Reigning monarch of England. • Called the “virgin” queen , because she never married. • Walter Raleigh named the new land Virginia after the queen for England.

  5. 1588 Lost Colony of Roanoke • Walter Raleigh sent settlers from England to Virginia to set up a colony at Roanoke (now NC). • The Colony failed. • All that was left was the word “Croatan” carved in a tree.

  6. Artifacts • Such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.

  7. Map of Virginia in 1624

  8. 3 Major Language Groups of VA Native Americans

  9. Algonquian Language Algonquian language spoken in the Tidewater. Tribe to remember the Powhatan Indians. Algonquian language spoken by the Indians. This is the Algonquian group!

  10. Siouan Language Siouan language spoken in the Piedmont. Tribe to remember the Monacan Indians. Siouan language spoken by the Indians. This is the Siouan group!

  11. Iroquoian Language Iroquoian language spoken in the southwest. Tribe to remember the Cherokee Indians. Iroquoian language spoken by the Indians. This is the Iroquoian group!

  12. Virginian Indians Song(to the tune of "Ten Little Indians") D Algonquian language spoken in the Tidewater. A Tribe to remember: the Powhatan Indians. D Algonquian language spoken by the Indians. A D This is the Algonquian group.

  13. D Siouan language spoken in the Piedmont. A Tribe to remember, the Monacan Indians. D Siouan language spoken by the Indians. A D This is the Siouan group.

  14. D Iroquoian language spoken in the southwest. A Tribe to remember: the Cherokee Indians. D Iroquoian language spoken by the Indians. A D This is the Iroquoian group.

  15. Climate and Environment • Virginia’s American Indians interacted (worked with) the climate and the environment to meet their basic needs.

  16. What are some characteristics of Virginia’s climate? • Relatively mild with distinct seasons (which result in a variety of vegetation) • Spring • Summer • Fall • Winter

  17. Eastern Woodland Indians • Forests, which have a variety of trees, cover most of the land. • Virginia’s Indians are referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians.

  18. Longhouse Project • Saplings and leaves • Twigs and sticks • Cardboard • Brown pipe cleaners • Pieces of fur/leather/cotton balls • Rubber bands • Rope • Bark pieces • Shoe boxes

  19. What are some ways Virginia’s American Indians related to the climate and interacted with their environment to meet their basic needs?

  20. Environmental Connections • The kinds of foods they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons. • Foods changed with the seasons.

  21. Foldable

  22. Winter • VA Native Americans hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall.

  23. Spring • VA Native Americans • hunted, • fished, • and picked berries.

  24. Fishing in the Spring

  25. Summer • VA Native Americans grew crops • C = corn • B = beans • S = squash

  26. Fall • VA Native Americans • harvested crops • Hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter

  27. Clothing • Animal skins (deerskin) were used for clothing.

  28. Shelter • Made from materials around them. • Longhouses

  29. Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and fished. They made homes using natural resources. They used animal skins for clothing in the winter.

  30. Project • Each student will get 2 paper plates. • On 1 paper plate, draw lines on it to make 4 parts on it. • In each part, write the name of the season (winter, fall, spring, or summer) and list the ways that the Native Americans would get their food during each season. (Use your notes!)

  31. 8 State Recognized Tribes Rap Virginia has state recognized tribes There are 8 of them—now get the vibe Chick-Chick-Chickahominy that is first East Chickahominy—excitement to burst Mattaponi that a river names Nansemond tribe—claim to fame Pamunkey tribe, please don’t forget Rappahannock –not done yet Upper Mattaponi picked berries for pie Monacan tribe—don’t ask me why… These are the Virginia state recognized tribes! Word!

  32. Ugly Chicken Monsters Eat Macaroni Noodles Rather Perfectly • Upper Mattaponi • Chickahominy • Mattaponi • Eastern Chickahominy • Monacan • Nansemond • Rappahannock • Pamunkey • Color each box and the arrow with a tribe name a different color on your map!

  33. Powhatan Confederacy • Capital city = Werowocomoco • Included most of the tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia (Pamunkey and Mattaponi, etc.)

  34. Werowocomoco • Largest Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years BEFORE the English came. • In 1607, when the settlers arrived it was the headquarters for the leader of Powhatan.

  35. Rediscovery of Werowocomoco • Documented by Jamestown settlers in 1608. • Rediscovered in 1977! • Excavations at the site since 2003 have revealed evidence of a large village, including two 200-foot (61 m)-long, curved, earthwork ditches built 1,000 feet (300 m) from the river bank about 1400, two hundred years before English settlement.[3]

  36. Review Game • What language was spoken in the Coastal Plain? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  37. Review Game • What language was spoken in the Piedmont? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  38. Review Game • What language was spoken in the southern regions of Virginia? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  39. Review Game • What tribe lived in the southern regions (orange) of Virginia? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  40. Review Game • What tribe lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  41. Review Game • What tribe lived in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia? Three Language Groups of Virginia

  42. What is the term for arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found in Virginia? • A. Artifacts • B. Archaeologists • C. Werowocomoco

  43. Who dig up and examine artifacts? • A. Tribes • B. Archaeologists • C. Scientists

  44. Virginia’s Indians are known as ____? • A. Eastern Plains Indians • B. Eastern Woodland Indians • C. Southern Indians

  45. Do American Indians still exist today?

  46. The food they ate, the clothing they wore and shelters they had depended upon the ______. • A. Season • B. Stores • C. Weather • D. Trading with settlers

  47. What was used for clothing? • A. Buffalo skin • B. Deer skin • C. Cloth • D. Leaves

  48. What was used to make homes? • A. Natural resources • B. Bricks • C. Buffalo skin • D. Clay

  49. _______ was the large Indian town near Jamestown. • A. Wereowompan • B. Werowocomoco • C. Richmond • D. Siouan

  50. What famous person lived at the Indian city mentioned in the slide before?

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