The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture

by Helen C. Roundtree and Helen C. Rountree

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806124555
• ISBN13: 9780806124551
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Powhatan Indians of Virginia

Helen C. Rountree has done very good research & writes in such a way that it's interesting.