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The Powhatan Indians Of Virginia book
Content:
Your paper must include a short summary of Rountree’s Powhattan (2 pages).
Your paper must include a critical assessment of Rountree’s Powhattan (5 pages).
Your paper must include a conclusions section (1 page).
When writing your critical assessment, employ the anthropological terms and concepts that you have learned in
class. In short, this is you opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned in the class.
If you wish to cite additional sources in your paper, please follow the Chicago Manual of Style when inserting
the in-text citations and when creating a References Cited section.
Please note that the Reference Cited section will not count towards meeting your 8 page minimum length
writing requirement.
Think of this writing assignment as a culminating event in the course.
In your Critical Review of Rountree’s Powhattan, consider including and/or addressing the following:
How have the Powhattan been impacted by the Western world?
In your opinion, was contact with the Western world proven to be beneficial or harmful to the
Powhattan?
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If you feel some impacts were beneficial to the Powhattan, then explain why you think so.
If you feel some impacts were detrimental to the Powhattan, then explain why you think so.
How have the Powhattan reacted to coming into contact with the Western world?
In your opinion, did the author of the Powhattan book (Rountree) do a good job explaining how the
Powhattan were affected by the arrival of Westerners
