Powhatan Research Paper

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Powhatan Woman; 1610
The time is 1610; I am a woman in the Powhatan Tribe. My village is currently located alongside the Chickahominy River in Eastern Virginia. I speak Powhatan an eastern Algonquin language. It is early dawn and I’m going to the river to cleanse preparing for the various responsibilities I share with the other Powhatan women. I am responsible for agriculture, foraging, and the keeping of our homes and children. Powhatan women have autonomy from men and are considered equals, contrary to the beliefs of the white man.
At sunrise I pray to the sun daily for offerings from crops I harvest and process for trade. My effort and ability to raise corn is rewarded by power within my family system. After the break of dawn,

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