Seasonal Foods of the Virginia Indians

By: Darlene Lane

Learning Outcome:

Students will describe the Virginia

Indians’ environmental connections by

explaining how the kinds of food they ate

depended on the seasons.

Bad Design Example

Based on the

Redundancy

Principle

In the winter, the American Indians hunted

birds and other animals. They also lived on

stored food from the previous fall.

Winter

In the spring, the American Indians hunted,

fished, and picked berries.

Spring

In the summer, the American Indians grew

crops such as beans, corn, and squash.

Summer

In the fall, the American Indians harvested

crops and hunted for foods to preserve for

the winter.

Fall

Good Design

Example Based on

the

Redundancy

Principle