Retropolis Powhatan and his people: The 15,000 American Indians shoved aside by Jamestown’s settlers. The Native Americans had a mighty culture when the English arrived 400 years ago.

Soon after constructing the fort at Jamestown, two hundred Powhatan Indians unexpectedly attacked the new settlers, who had not yet unpacked their guns. By 1609, the fighting had subsided, but ...

What was the significance of the Jamestown settlement? Who was Chief Powhatan? What allegedly occurred between Pocahontas and John Smith? Describe its effect on the settlers and Native Americans.

Wild turkeys flourished around the Jamestown colony in 1607 and throughout most of 17th and 18th century Virginia, when wild game was a food staple for colonists and settlers, who explored and deve… ...

Captain Christopher Newport leads three ships carrying 105 male settlers across the Atlantic. In May, they establish Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Paspahegh ...

For the Jamestown settlers, things didn’t get easier for a while. In 1622, just months after “the first Thanksgiving,” 347 colonists were killed in an attack by Powhatan Indians. Nina Strochlic.

The Powhatan (Pow-a-tan) Indians of eastern Virginia were made up of around 30 towns covering approximately 100 by 100 square miles. They called this land Tesenacommacah, (T-sena- comm-a-cah.) ...

Jamestown Settlement will host a two-day celebration of American Indian heritage, history and culture this weekend, with Native American guests sharing traditions from around the country in additio… ...

In May 1607, a group of 100 or so English settlers arrived to Jamestown Island on the ships Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, founding what would become the first English settlement in North … ...