This page is part of an early history of the Powhatan Indians . For more information, see also Virginia Indians .
Content is the physical appearance and dress of the people.
You can search this site. The following is a brief review of information on the people of the Powhatan Confederacy, written for younger readers. The primary source is the first-hand report by Thomas Hariot to Sir Walter Raleigh in 1588. Raleigh's colony at Roanoke Island in North Carolina only survived for one year. Members of the colony explored parts of the present southeastern Virginia as well as North Carolina.