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The colonists aimed to farm and to trade copper jewelry for corn from the local Indians, yet they suffered crippling death rates.



Captain John Smith made the "no work, no food policy and he traded for food with the Indians. And he didn't promote the colonization of the new land until his death in 1631.



When the colonists and Indians had gotten together, they got together when they were in the "starving time". The indians and colonists died after they contracted disease and starvation and when the colonists were done fighting and they were going to head back, the second fleet of colonist showed up to help colonize and brought supplies and the second fleet and the original colonists made a government and made laws.

__**Village Life of the Powhatan Indian Village**__

Many Powhatan Indians resided in longhouses called "yehkins" with wooden frames for sleeping lining the inside walls of houses. Indoor fires were used for warmth and cooking in bad weather.



Larger Villages where chiefs lived had specialized structures such as chiefs house, a temple, storage buildings, and a palisades.

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 * __Powhatan Indian Culture__**

Since the Powhatan were basically farmers, hunters, & gatherers, their life revolved around the seasons and lived in settled villages. -Besides corn the food they ate changed with the seasons. -Fresh vegetables in the summer and fall -Game in the winter -Fish, stored nuts, and berries in the spring



Fishing was done with stone and bone points on long spears. Nets of cordage and traps of saplings were used to catch saltwater fish. Canoes made of cypress and ofter 50ft long were used for transportation.