Which tribe's people did White sketch during his stay at Roanoke Island?
Apache
Algonkin
Comanche
Iroquois
Answer
The Algonkin tribe was a group of Native Americans who lived in the northeastern United States and Canada. They were one of the first tribes to come into contact with Europeans, and they were often depicted in paintings and drawings by early explorers. John White, an English explorer who visited Roanoke Island in 1585, sketched several members of the Algonkin tribe.
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