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GROUP B //Important people in Native American History.// || //Group Members:// //Laura Guerrero// //Mia Taylor// //Alexandra Sympson// //Katie Allen// || Pocahontas was the Indian daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquin tribe. She lived in Virginia, and in 1607 saw white men for the first time, because of the first settlement at Jamestown. Pocahontas was a princess, and found Captain John Smith to be the most favorable of them. They became friends after Pocahontas almost gave her life to make sure his life was saved. All the Indians were now friends with the white men. The Indians now taught us how to grow our own food, and traded furs with white men for hatchets and beads. One day, Pocahontas moved to Henrico, where she met John Rolfe in 1613. He was a big tobacco planter. John Rolfe was a deeply religious man who convinced Pocahontas to change religions, to his. Only then, would he marry her. Pocahontas had one son, Thomas, and moved to England. After a short time, Pocahontas wanted to move back to Virginia. On the boat ride home, she became sick with pneumonia. Pocahontas died at the age of 22. She was buried in England. The Algonquin tribe came from the French, and usually settled in Quebec and Northern Ontario. This tribe would speak French, as well as some English. Today, there are nine communities in Quebec and one in Ontario. Each community lives on their own reservation where the land is under their own control. (You can imagine this like tiny countries, in one area.) The communities have their own leaders who decide what their tribe does. The leader of the tribe is called the “Ogima.” The women in these tribes did most of the cooking and house work activities. The men in these tribes hunted and fished for the meat they ate. Women wore long dresses where the sleeves could be removed. The men wore leggings or pants. Both men and women wore moccasins. The Algonquin tribe lived in teepees that were made of birch bark, which were also called “wigwams.” This tribe was very special, and Pocahontas became the most known Indian Princess that we know today. ||
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 * //[|Point of View -] Narrator// || //[|Dramatic Question:] Who was Pocahontas?// ||
 * //Choice of Tool//: iMovie || //Purpose: Learning why Pocahontas was an important person in the Native American Culture.// ||
 * //Grade level:// 2 || Pocahontas