Anne, An interesting account-- from a younger viewpoint-- was written by Henry Spelman, who came to Jamestown as a boy (another like Thomas Savage who was left to live with the Indians to learn about them). It might be helpful to read: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/jamestown-browse?id=J1040 -Melinda -- Melinda C. P. Skinner Richmond, VA -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> > Thank you Paul and Nancy for your help. I will check the Jamestown site. I > also found there is something useful on Native women in a journal in JSTOR, > but I have no idea how I could access it from home. > > My stories (as some of you know) are personalized to the Reader. In this > story, the Reader will don his/her History Hat and arrive on the James River > between the Powhatan village and Jamestown in mid-summer of 1609. I know my > blackberries are ready usually around the 4th of July, but know nothing of > other berries. The Reader will arrive at sunup, and go west to the Powhatan > village, meet Pocahontas in the village garden picking summer squash for > breakfast. They will go to the village and help cook the squash and eat it, > then pack a basket full of dried corn and together carry it to Jamestown to > trade. The Reader will help Pocahontas make a good trade, perhaps getting > some fish hooks in addition to shiny beads, and maybe also a pot, and > perhaps a wooden toy. Since Pocahontas is 14-15 by then, and budding, she > will don a shirt given her by John Smith to wear in Jamestown so the men > don't say crude things to her. The Reader and Pocahontas will head back to > the village, stopping along the way to swim in the river, gather some rushes > to make baskets, and maybe catch a few fish with the new fish hooks and some > worms. They will continue back to the village, add the fish to the village > supplies for supper. Then they will play for awhile, with the other Indian > children. > I know that colonial children could have played hopscotch, but I'm not sure > what games, that a reader could recognize or understand, that the Indian > children would play. Dinner would be as the sun is going down, and after a > hearty stew of meat and roots, Reader would press the HOME button on his/her > History Hat and return to the current time. > > If anyone sees hole or improvements on this outline, I hope they will say > so. > > There will be music background to the story. I have already used Colors of > the Wind on another project, so I will be looking for something different. I > am open to suggestions. It should be in public domain and hopefully in midi > or MP3. > > Thanks to any and all help, and an extra thanks to those who tell me where I > am tripping up. > > Anne > > > Anne Pemberton > [log in to unmask] > http://www.erols.com/stevepem > http://www.erols.com/apembert > http://www.educationalsynthesis.org > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Finkelman" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: Native American Culture > > > > lots of seafood (oysters, clams, crabs; and remember at this time there > > were elk, bison and probably moose in Va. > > > > Paul Finkelman > > President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law > > and Public Policy > > Albany Law School > > 80 New Scotland Avenue > > Albany, New York 12208-3494 > > > > 518-445-3386 > > [log in to unmask] > >>>> [log in to unmask] 02/11/07 6:39 PM >>> > > Folks, > > > > I am starting a new story for children and it will be about spending a > > day > > with Pocahontas in the summer of 1609. I believe Pocahontas would have > > been > > 14 or 15 by then, and John Smith still in the colony??? > > > > I am wondering what young Native Americans drank with their meals. > > Water? > > Did the press juice from berries and fruit? > > > > Also, does anyone know if there was any husbandry among the Powhatans? > > Did > > they keep chickens for eggs? Gather eggs from ducks? Never eat eggs? > > Cook > > eggs hard or fried? > > > > I am, as you may recall, a long way from a library (and can no longer > > drive > > on the Interstate) and on limited means, so borrowing or buying books is > > > > tough. Following internet links to sources is my favorite way of doing > > research. Email addresses are also helpful, if you just know someone who > > > > knows. > > > > Thanks for any help on the Pocahontas' diet in the summer months. > > > > Anne > > > > > > Anne Pemberton > > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.erols.com/stevepem > > http://www.erols.com/apembert > > http://www.educationalsynthesis.org > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > > instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html