The Virginia Indians' diet varied with the seasons, relying on hunting and stored foods in winter, hunting, fishing and gathering berries in spring, growing crops like beans, corn and squash in summer, and harvesting crops and hunting to preserve food for winter in the fall. The document describes the seasonal foods eaten by Virginia Indians and how their diets depended on the environmental resources available at different times of the year.

1. Seasonal Foods of the Virginia IndiansBy: Darlene Lane

2. Learning Outcome: Students will describe the Virginia Indians’ environmental connections by explaining how the kinds of food they ate depended on the seasons.

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4. In the winter, the American Indians hunted birds and other animals. They also lived on stored food from the previous fall. Winter

5. In the spring, the American Indians hunted, fished, and picked berries.Spring

6. In the summer, the American Indians grew crops such as beans, corn, and squash. Summer

7. In the fall, the American Indians harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve for the winter. Fall

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