NATIVE AMERICANS OF VIRGINIA

By Miss O. 4th 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

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

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.

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.

Artifacts

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

Map of Virginia in 1624

3 Major Language Groups of VA Native Americans

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!

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!

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!

Virginian Indians Song(to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")

 

DAlgonquian language spoken in the

Tidewater.A

Tribe to remember: the Powhatan Indians.

DAlgonquian language spoken by the

Indians.A D

This is the Algonquian group.

DSiouan language spoken in the

Piedmont.A

Tribe to remember, the Monacan Indians.

DSiouan language spoken by the

Indians.A D

This is the Siouan group.

DIroquoian language spoken

in the southwest.A

Tribe to remember: the Cherokee Indians.

DIroquoian language spoken

by the Indians.A D

This is the Iroquoian group.

Climate and Environment

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

What are some characteristics of Virginia’s climate?

Relatively mild with distinct seasons (which result in a variety of vegetation) Spring Summer Fall Winter

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.

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

What are some ways Virginia’s American Indians related to the

climate and interacted with their environment to meet their basic

needs?

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.

Foldable

Winter

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

Spring

VA Native Americans hunted, fished, and picked

berries.

Fishing in the Spring

Summer

VA Native Americans grew crops C = corn B = beans S = squash

Fall

VA Native Americans harvested crops Hunted for foods to

preserve and keep for the winter

Clothing

Animal skins (deerskin) were used for clothing.

Shelter

Made from materials around them.

Longhouses

Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and

fished. They made homes using natural resources.

They used animal skins for clothing in the winter.

Project

1. Each student will get 2 paper plates.

2. On 1 paper plate, draw lines on it to make 4 parts on it.

3. 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!)

8 State Recognized Tribes RapVirginia has state recognized tribes

There are 8 of them—now get the vibeChick-Chick-Chickahominy that is firstEast Chickahominy—excitement to

burstMattaponi that a river names

Nansemond tribe—claim to famePamunkey tribe, please don’t forget

Rappahannock –not done yetUpper Mattaponi picked berries for pie

Monacan tribe—don’t ask me why…These are the Virginia state recognized

tribes!Word!

Ugly Chicken Monsters Eat Macaroni Noodles Rather

Perfectly1. Upper Mattaponi2. Chickahominy3. Mattaponi4. Eastern Chickahominy5. Monacan6. Nansemond7. Rappahannock8. Pamunkey

Color each box and the arrow with a tribe name a different color on your map!

Powhatan Confederac

y

Capital city = Werowocomoco

Included most of the tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia (Pamunkey and Mattaponi, etc.)

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.

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]

Review Game

What language was spoken in the Coastal Plain?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

Review Game

What language was spoken in the Piedmont?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

Review Game

What language was spoken in the southern regions of Virginia?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

Review Game

What tribe lived in the southern regions (orange) of Virginia?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

Review Game

What tribe lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

Review Game

What tribe lived in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?

Three Langua

ge Groups

of Virginia

What is the term for arrowheads, pottery, and

other tools that have been found in Virginia?

A. Artifacts B. Archaeologists C. Werowocomoco

Who dig up and examine artifacts?

A. Tribes B. Archaeologists C. Scientists

Virginia’s Indians are known as ____?

A. Eastern Plains Indians

B. Eastern Woodland Indians

C. Southern Indians

Do American Indians still exist today?

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

What was used for clothing?

A. Buffalo skin B. Deer skin C. Cloth D. Leaves

What was used to make homes?

A. Natural resources B. Bricks C. Buffalo skin D. Clay

_______ was the large Indian town near Jamestown.

A. Wereowompan B. Werowocomoco C. Richmond D. Siouan

What famous person lived at the Indian city mentioned in the

slide before?

Native American Reader’s Theater

Audience’s Job: Draw a web with at least 8 different parts with key words or ideas that you hear or learn about from the Reader’s Theater.

VA Native Americans