1. Native Americans: Powhatan Indians
Suffolk City Schools
2nd Grade – SOL 2.2, 2.4, 2.5
Native Americans: Powhatan Indians

2. Region Eastern Woodland Region
Regions: Places that have common (the same) characteristics
Eastern
Woodland
Region

3. The Powhatans Pocahontas & Chief Powhatan
Lived EAST of the Appalachian Mountains

4. Homes Wood & bark homes Lodges & longhouses
Used natural materials to build homes, make clothes, & tools (trees, rocks, bones animal skins, etc.)

5. 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

6. Occupation Occupation – daily job of an adult Fisherman Hunters
Men & Boys
Rivers & Lakes
Hunters
Deer, Small Mammals, & Birds
Farmers
Women & Girls
Grew - Corn, Beans, & Squash

7. What types of food did they eat?
They ate corn, beans, squash, turkey, bear, and deer.

8. Transportation Transportation – How people move from one
place to another.
Walked
Paddled Canoes

9. Contributions Arts (jewelry, pottery, weaving) Legends and stories
Contribution – Things people from the past
have done to make life easier today.
Arts (jewelry, pottery, weaving)
Legends and stories
Respect for nature
Farming

10. Powhatan Indians
Region
Indians
Homes
Occupations
Transportation

11. Powhatan Indians Eastern Woodlands Region Indians Homes Occupations
Transportation
Eastern Woodlands

12. Powhatan Indians Eastern Woodlands Powhatan Region Indians Homes
Occupations
Transportation
Eastern Woodlands
Powhatan

13. Powhatan Indians Eastern Woodlands Powhatan Wood and bark houses
Region
Indians
Homes
Occupations
Transportation
Eastern Woodlands
Powhatan
Wood and bark houses

14. Fishermen Hunters Farmers
Powhatan Indians
Region
Indians
Homes
Occupations
Transportation
Eastern Woodlands
Powhatan
Wood and bark houses
Fishermen Hunters Farmers

15. Fishermen Hunters Farmers
Powhatan Indians
Region
Indians
Homes
Occupations
Transportation
Eastern Woodlands
Powhatan
Wood and bark houses
Fishermen Hunters Farmers
Walked
Paddled canoes

16. United Streaming Videos
Videos & Links
United Streaming Videos
Native-American Folktales   [22:00]
Native Americans: People of the Plains   [26:26]
Native Americans: The First Peoples   [21:00]
Powhatan Indians
Go to the website & find out about:
Regions
Homes
Occupations
Transportation

17. Native American Games
Jeopardy Game
Pop-Up Game
Quiz - Games
Eastern Woodland
Sioux
Pueblo