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American “Indians”
Columbus thought he arrived in the Indies, so he called the Bahamian natives, “Indians”
Native
AmericansFirst
Americans
The Powhatan Indians
Name means “waterfall”
Spoke Algonquian
Famous membersChief Powhatan
Pocahontas
The Powhatan Indians
Friendly toward colonists at firstTaught hunting, fishing, and farming
Colonists attacked PowhatanYears of fighting
Lost land
The Powhatan Indians
Resourceful Used land, plants, and animals for food, clothing, and shelter
Hunted deer, fished, planted corn, beans, and squash
Yehakin villages