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Beaver Legend
Chapter 2 Study Guide
Huron Indians Mitten Magazine
Hopewell Mitten Magazine
Three Fires Mitten Magazine
Michigan's Native Americans
People of the Three Fires
While Michigan was home to many Native American tribes, three important tribes were known as the Three Fires. They were the Ojibwe, the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi. They shared a common culture: similar language, housing, food, trade, and customs. Other tribes to inhabit Michigan include: Fox and Sauk, Kickapoo, Menominee, Miami, and Huron.
The people of these tribes simply called themselves "the people or original people," and were considered of the Anishabeg culture. They spoke a similar Algonquian language.
Research Project Topics
Jobs
What were men's and women's jobs?
Ojibwe chidren's role
Housing
Basic wigwam construction
Wigwams
How the wigwam was built
Wigwams, snowshoes, and toboggans
Toys, Games, and Stories
An Ottawa story of why corn and beans are planted together
Hoop and pole game
Sports and games
Food
Native American foods
Ojibwe foods
Chippewa rice making facts
How wild rice is harvested
Tools, Weapons, and Other Items
Bark canoe information
Making a birchbark utensil (spoon/dipper)
Making birchbark containers
Birchbark canoe cutaway diagram
How to make a model birchbark canoe
Clothing
Breechcloths and Leggings
Ojibwe and Ottawa clothing (be careful of the date and tribe)
Ojibwe moccasin photo
Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Ojibway, Chippewa)The Ojibwe- click here to see a great fact sheet
Name probably comes from the Algonquian word, "puckering," probably referring to their moccasin style.
One of the largest, and most powerful nations.
Clothing
Men's Clothing
Ojibwe Indian Fact Sheet
Transportation
Information on snowshoes, toboggons and dogs
Native American Inventions
Click here to read information on Ojibwe housing.
Photo inside a winter wigwam
Photo inside a summer wigwam
Inside our wigwam- description
Ojibwe online spoken dictionary
Ojibwe Counting Numbers
Ojibwe Animal Words
Ojibwe Body Parts Words
Ojibwe Color Words
Click here and here for the directions on how the Chippewa might have made a birch bark container.
Click here to see how the Ojibwe collected sap to make maple sugar.Ottawa (Odawa)
The Ottawa- click here to see a great fact sheet
Click here to go to the Ottawa fact page.
Housing
Click here to view the steps in the building of a wigwam
Click here to see variations on the wigwam, along with other Native American home types
Natural Resources
Click here to see a cut-away picture of a birch bark canoe.
Click here to see plants and their uses in making twine and thread.
Click here to see what stones were used for arrowheads and spear points.
Click here for a variety of stone tools. These tools are specific to New England, but similar tools were used by the Three Fires.
Click here to see what Indians of the Great Lakes might have eaten.
Take a virtual tour of an Eastern Woodland scene.
Native American stone arrow point photos
Different types of stone tools
Potawatomi The Potawatomi- Click here to see a great fact sheet
Click here to go to the Potawatomi fact page.
Potawatomi language spoken aloud
Tools- click here to see tools used by the Potawatomi, as well as other tribes.
Natural Resources
Click here to see how cattail mats are made.
Click here to see how to make a doll of cattails.
Click here to see how Native Americans made their own rope or cordage.
Click here to go to the virtual coloring book. Color scenes of: at the wigwam, making pottery, fishing.
Click here for an interactive road map. Find out if our current roads follow any Native American trails.The Three FiresThe Three Fires from The Mitten by Michigan History Magazine
Detroit Historical Society Legends and Information
Meta Web File of various Three Fires information, including...
building a wigwam
tending the garden
making stone tools
grinding corn and nuts
catching fish in a net from a canoe
cooking food gathered
making pots
playing hoop and dart game
picking cherries for bread
learning to shoot arrows
Words that Came from the Algonquian Language
State Names-Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wyoming
North American Animals-caribou, wapiti, moose, chipmunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, woodchuck, terrapin, skunk
Food Dishes-hominy, pemmican, succotash, pone
Native American Place Names-Click here to see a glossary of Native American names
Click here to see Michigan's county names and their meanings
Click here for a list of Michigan counties, and how they got their names
City Names-Ottawa, Saskatoon, Milwaukee, Manhattan, Nantucket, Chesapeake, Olathe, Kennebunkport to name just a fewPlantshickory, pecan, persimmon, tamarack, sqush
Cultural Terms-moccasin, wigwam, tomahawk, sachem, papoose, powow, totem, caucus, tobaggan
Native American Language Map of the United States
Click here to view the map.
Chapter 2 Study Guide
Huron Indians Mitten Magazine
Hopewell Mitten Magazine
Three Fires Mitten Magazine
Michigan's Native Americans
People of the Three Fires
While Michigan was home to many Native American tribes, three important tribes were known as the Three Fires. They were the Ojibwe, the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi. They shared a common culture: similar language, housing, food, trade, and customs. Other tribes to inhabit Michigan include: Fox and Sauk, Kickapoo, Menominee, Miami, and Huron.
The people of these tribes simply called themselves "the people or original people," and were considered of the Anishabeg culture. They spoke a similar Algonquian language.
Research Project Topics
Jobs
What were men's and women's jobs?
Ojibwe chidren's role
Housing
Basic wigwam construction
Wigwams
How the wigwam was built
Wigwams, snowshoes, and toboggans
Toys, Games, and Stories
An Ottawa story of why corn and beans are planted together
Hoop and pole game
Sports and games
Food
Native American foods
Ojibwe foods
Chippewa rice making facts
How wild rice is harvested
Tools, Weapons, and Other Items
Bark canoe information
Making a birchbark utensil (spoon/dipper)
Making birchbark containers
Birchbark canoe cutaway diagram
How to make a model birchbark canoe
Clothing
Breechcloths and Leggings
Ojibwe and Ottawa clothing (be careful of the date and tribe)
Ojibwe moccasin photo
Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Ojibway, Chippewa)The Ojibwe- click here to see a great fact sheet
Name probably comes from the Algonquian word, "puckering," probably referring to their moccasin style.
One of the largest, and most powerful nations.
Clothing
Men's Clothing
Ojibwe Indian Fact Sheet
Transportation
Information on snowshoes, toboggons and dogs
Native American Inventions
Click here to read information on Ojibwe housing.
Photo inside a winter wigwam
Photo inside a summer wigwam
Inside our wigwam- description
Ojibwe online spoken dictionary
Ojibwe Counting Numbers
Ojibwe Animal Words
Ojibwe Body Parts Words
Ojibwe Color Words
Click here and here for the directions on how the Chippewa might have made a birch bark container.
Click here to see how the Ojibwe collected sap to make maple sugar.Ottawa (Odawa)
The Ottawa- click here to see a great fact sheet
Click here to go to the Ottawa fact page.
Housing
Click here to view the steps in the building of a wigwam
Click here to see variations on the wigwam, along with other Native American home types
Natural Resources
Click here to see a cut-away picture of a birch bark canoe.
Click here to see plants and their uses in making twine and thread.
Click here to see what stones were used for arrowheads and spear points.
Click here for a variety of stone tools. These tools are specific to New England, but similar tools were used by the Three Fires.
Click here to see what Indians of the Great Lakes might have eaten.
Take a virtual tour of an Eastern Woodland scene.
Native American stone arrow point photos
Different types of stone tools
Potawatomi The Potawatomi- Click here to see a great fact sheet
Click here to go to the Potawatomi fact page.
Potawatomi language spoken aloud
Tools- click here to see tools used by the Potawatomi, as well as other tribes.
Natural Resources
Click here to see how cattail mats are made.
Click here to see how to make a doll of cattails.
Click here to see how Native Americans made their own rope or cordage.
Click here to go to the virtual coloring book. Color scenes of: at the wigwam, making pottery, fishing.
Click here for an interactive road map. Find out if our current roads follow any Native American trails.The Three FiresThe Three Fires from The Mitten by Michigan History Magazine
Detroit Historical Society Legends and Information
Meta Web File of various Three Fires information, including...
building a wigwam
tending the garden
making stone tools
grinding corn and nuts
catching fish in a net from a canoe
cooking food gathered
making pots
playing hoop and dart game
picking cherries for bread
learning to shoot arrows
Words that Came from the Algonquian Language
State Names-Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wyoming
North American Animals-caribou, wapiti, moose, chipmunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, woodchuck, terrapin, skunk
Food Dishes-hominy, pemmican, succotash, pone
Native American Place Names-Click here to see a glossary of Native American names
Click here to see Michigan's county names and their meanings
Click here for a list of Michigan counties, and how they got their names
City Names-Ottawa, Saskatoon, Milwaukee, Manhattan, Nantucket, Chesapeake, Olathe, Kennebunkport to name just a fewPlantshickory, pecan, persimmon, tamarack, sqush
Cultural Terms-moccasin, wigwam, tomahawk, sachem, papoose, powow, totem, caucus, tobaggan
Native American Language Map of the United States
Click here to view the map.