Powhatan

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Powhatan

• By Shane C.

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Eastern Woodland Region

• Powhatans live in an area with high pointy
  mountains, lakes, and rivers.
• Mount Rogers is the highest point.

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Climate

• Its mild (54 59F degrees and 12-15C degrees).
• It rains and it snows.

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Plants

• The plants are trees, grass, nuts, and berries.

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Animals

• The animals are deer, wolf, hawk, shell fish,
  turtle, bear, fish, and geese.

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Food

• The Powhatan eat corn, beans, squash, deer, bear,
  veggies, fish, shell fish, berries, birds, bread,
  potatoes, and turkey.
• They make soup and cornbread.

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Longhouse

• The longhouse is made of bark from young trees.
• It is 25 ft. (5 M) high, and 30-200 ft. (9-6 M.)
  long.
• 100 people live in it at a time.

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Clothes

• Powhatan clothes are made of feathers, bear, and
  deer skin.
• They have headdresses and headbands.
• Moccasins are made out of deer skin.

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Family Life

• The women gathered plants and wood for the fires.
• They made clothing from animal skins.

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European Influence

• White people and Powhatan couldnt go to the same
  schools and churches.
• Powhatan hunted and fished for the English.
• The English were kind and mean.

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Powhatans Today

• Powhatans still have their traditions.
• Historic villages tell students about their
  tribes.
• Powhatans still live today.

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Other

• The weapons are spears, bows, and arrows.
• Pottery is made out of clay.