The Powhatan Indians of Virginia(English, Paperback, Rountree Helen C.)

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The Powhatan Indians of Virginia(English, Paperback, Rountree Helen C.) is written by Rountree Helen C. and published by University of Oklahoma Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0806124555 (ISBN 10) and 9780806124551 (ISBN 13).

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 this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history.