The Powhatan Indians of Virginia

Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance. Rountree's is the first book-length treatment of this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history.

First sentence: THE INFORMATION WE HAVE concerning the culture of the Indians of eastern Virginia in the early seventeenth century comes from archaeology (which is still in its infancy in Virginia) and from writings by Englishmen who lived in Virginia or interviewed or corresponded with those who had or met and interviewed Indians who had gone to England.

Year

1989

Language

English

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Editions

1

Pages

222

ISBN

9780806124551

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