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Virginia's Indigenous People

Virginia SOL VS.5

Describe the Indigenous nations of Virginia past and present.

Study VS.5 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 4 - Virginia Studies

What students need to be able to do

  • Describe how archaeologists have recovered artifacts from important places in the history of Indigenous people, including Werowocomoco.
  • Describe Virginia's three most prominent Indigenous language groups (Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian).
  • Describe the diversity among the Indigenous nations.
  • Describe the relationships and interactions of Virginia's Indigenous People and their environment, circa 1600.
  • Describe the lives and cultures of Virginia's Indigenous People leading to the present day.