Monday, December 20, 2010

People of the three fires chart

People of the Three Fires
Completed Reference Chart



Ojibwa
Potawatomi
Odawa/Ottawa

Where did they live in Michigan?
·      Southern shore of Lake Superior
·      Western shore of Lake Huron
·      Southwest Michigan
·      Later in area near Saginaw
·      Eastern shore of Lake Michigan

What were their houses like?
·      Small round wigwams
·      Wigwams
·      Rectangular lodges
·      Wigwams
·      Longhouses for many families

What did they eat?
·      Crops like corn and squash
·      Maple syrup
·      Wild rice
·      Nuts and berries
·      Squash, melons, corn, beans
·      Maple syrup and sugar
·      Maple syrup
·      Fish
·      Farming crops

What was special about them?
·      Excellent hunters, fishers, and trappers
·      Made excellent birch bark canoes
·      Great farmers
·      Moved to forests in winter

·      They were great traders
·      Had a great leader named Chief Pontiac
·      Built log walls around villages

What did they make?
·      Deerskin moccasins and bags with quills
·      Birch bark baskets and boxes
·      Beadwork
·      Quill embroidery
·      Baskets
·      Beadwork
·      Woven mats
·      Bags
·      Baskets

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