Powhatan
Indians Yesterday and Today
Taylor M.
Powhatan people lived in houses called dwellings. Every house had 6 to 20 people in it. Few houses had a married couple, their children, and separated people. Some houses had all brothers. Even men that were married to more then one wife lived with the wives. Powhatan lived in dwellings in many ways.
Powhatan people hunted and provided food for their families. They did this by fishing.
Men fished while the women gardened. The women planted the three sisters, (corn, bean, squish,)
gourds and passionflower. In the
summer the women, children, and old men gathered roots and berries for
diet.
Men also hunted beaver, deer, rabbits, raccoons, wild turkey, and
opossums. In fall such nuts as
walnuts, chestnuts, hickory nuts, and acorns were ready to gather. Powhatan
people stored meat, fish, and oysters by drying them. These
people get their food many different ways.
In the 1800’s the Powhatan people lived in the state of Virginia.
Where they lived was also called the Tidewater.
This place got its name because many 
rivers were around it.
The water was both fresh and salt. When
the English came there was still about 14,000 Powhatan people left.
Building above ground helped to see people
approaching. Virginia was used in many different ways by Powhatan.