The Powhatan lived in Tidewater Virginia.
Their homes were called yehakins, and they were made by bending saplings and placing woven mats or bark over top of the saplings.
 All of Virginia's natives practiced agriculture, and cultivated maize.
A village became unusable as soil productivity gradually declined and local fish and game were depleted, so they periodically moved their villages from site to site.
Villagers cleared the fields by felling, girdling, or firing trees at the base and then using fire to reduce the slash and stumps.
The natives also used fire to maintain extensive areas of open game habitat throughout the East, later called "barrens" by European colonists.
The Powhatan also had rich fishing grounds.
Bison had migrated to this area by the early 15th century.

The Powhatan primarily used fires to heat their sleeping rooms.
As a result, less bedding was needed, and bedding materials could be easily stored during daytime hours.
Couples typically slept head to foot.

Powhatan men were warriors and hunters, and would run and walk extensively through the woods in pursuit of enemies or game, while women were gardeners and gatherers and would spend hours tending crops, pounding corn into meal, gathering nuts, and performing other chores.
The women would construct hunting camps when the men were gone for extended periods of time.
Women were also believed to serve as barbers, decorate homes, and produce decorative clothing.
The Powhatan domestic economy depended on the labor of both sexes.
The Powhatan lived in Tidewater Virginia. Their homes were called yehakins, and they were made by bending saplings and placing woven mats or bark over top of the saplings.  All of Virginia's natives practiced agriculture, and cultivated maize. A village became unusable as soil productivity gradually declined and local fish and game were depleted, so they periodically moved their villages from site to site. Villagers cleared the fields by felling, girdling, or firing trees at the base and then using fire to reduce the slash and stumps. The natives also used fire to maintain extensive areas of open game habitat throughout the East, later called "barrens" by European colonists. The Powhatan also had rich fishing grounds. Bison had migrated to this area by the early 15th century.
The Powhatan primarily used fires to heat their sleeping rooms. As a result, less bedding was needed, and bedding materials could be easily stored during daytime hours. Couples typically slept head to foot.
Powhatan men were warriors and hunters, and would run and walk extensively through the woods in pursuit of enemies or game, while women were gardeners and gatherers and would spend hours tending crops, pounding corn into meal, gathering nuts, and performing other chores. The women would construct hunting camps when the men were gone for extended periods of time. Women were also believed to serve as barbers, decorate homes, and produce decorative clothing. The Powhatan domestic economy depended on the labor of both sexes.
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