Powhatan Tribe

Daily Life

• The women cooked and prepared meals, made beadwork , and taught the girl children the ways of the Powhatan woman
• The men brought along their sons while hunting and fishing, teaching them differnt skills
• The elders stayed home and played and told storys to the children sometimes

location

• Virginia - original as well
• live by swampy areas and by rivers

Housing

• Powhatans lived in small round houses called wigwams. These wigwams were 8-10 feet tall, bult by wooden frames covered in birchbark and animal furs.
• Wigwams were stable houses that suited the Powhatan poeple because they didnt move alot
• Every year in winter they rebuilt a new house to start camp fresh

Food

• The powhatans were farming and hunting people
• They ate deer,fish,corn,nuts,wild roots, and berries
• Vegstables and fruits

Clothing

• Women wore knee high fringed skirts and fringed deer skin leather shirts
• Men wore breecloths, leggings and deer skin shirts
• Both wore turkey feathers, beading typed things, earings and moccassins

Spiritual Beliefs and Traditions

• Believed in "Ahone" and " Okeus" , both gods
• Christian missionaries arrived earlier to the Powhatan tribe, influencing their culture
• Ahone was equated with the most common christian god
• When a corpse died, the courpse was wrapped in mats and burried
• After a childs' birth, the parents gave a feast to celebrate with the family

Transportation

• They built canoes out of carved out trees
• They would sometimes take baskets and walk to collect food

Powhatans Today

• Culture area - Middle Atlantic
• Geography - Virginia Coastal plain
• Current population