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Powhatan
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The region occupied by the Powhatan was bounded approximately by the Potomac River to the north, the Fall Line to the west, the Virginia-North Carolina border to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Generally peaceful interactions with the Pamlicos and Chowanocs occurred along the southern boundary, while the western and northern boundaries were more contested. Conflicts with Monacans and Mannahoacs along the western boundary and Massawomecks along the northern boundary occurred.

The Powhatans had begun gambling, smoking tobacco, and consuming alcohol recreationally by the end of the 17th century.

Rountree, Helen C. Pocahontas's People:

The Powhatan Indians of Virginia Through Four Centuries. Vol. 196. University of Oklahoma Press, 1996.

The Powhatan primarily used fires to heat their sleeping rooms. As a result, less bedding was needed, and bedding materials could be easily stored during daytime hours. Couples typically slept head to foot.

It is believed that Powhatans would make offerings and pray to the sun during sunrises.

Powhatan women would form work parties in order to accomplish tasks more efficiently. Women were also believed to serve as barbers, decorate homes, and produce decorative clothing. Overall, Powhatan women maintained a significant measure of autonomy in both their work lives and sexual lives.

Rountree, Helen C. "Powhatan Indian women: the people Captain John Smith barely saw." Ethnohistory (1998): 1-29

History:

In the 18th century, Powhatan culture experienced significant changes. Educational programs established through the creation of the Indian School at the College of William and Mary in 1691 were a driving force behind cultural change. The College provided Powhatan boys with skills considered to be of little use by their people, however literacy was generally viewed as a benefit of this Western education. Increasing marriage of Powhatans to non-Indigenous people in the 17th century is also believed to have contributed to cultural change.

After the United States entered WWII many Powhatans volunteered to serve in the military. Powhatan men fought to be regarded separately from the black community by the Selective Service.

In 1948, the federal government granted all Indigenous peoples in the United States the right to vote. In 1954, Powhatans were given partial legal recognition by the General Assembly through a law stating that people with one-fourth or more Indian ancestry and one-sixteenth or less African ancestry were to be recognized as tribal Indians.

Rountree, Helen C. Pocahontas's People: The Powhatan Indians of Virginia Through Four Centuries. Vol. 196. University of Oklahoma Press, 1996.

Helen Rountree
Helen Rountree is a prominent author on works about the Powhatan. Currently, she has a redlinked article and I am thinking about creating the article.