1. Michigan’s First People
Chapter 2

2. Early Native Americans
Paleo-Indians (old/early Indians)
Hunters from Asia-crossing a land bridge
11,000 years ago after the glaciers
Archaeologists

3. Early Native Americans
Hopewell Indians
Came from what is now Indiana & Ohio
2,000 years ago
What is left today: Norton Mounds near Grand Rapids
Mound Builders: bury their dead
A burial mound at Norton Mounds, near Grand Rapids
Source:

4. The Anishinabeg Indians
Migrated from Atlantic Coast to Michigan about 1,000 years ago to what is now Sault Ste. Marie
Sault St. Marie
Pembroke School

5. The Anishinabeg Indians
3 groups:
Ojibwa(or Chippewa) – “older brother”
Ottawa – “middle brother”
Potawatomi – “younger brother”
Known as the Three Fires Confederacy (family)
This is Chief Pontiac, the most famous Ottawa chief. Did you know that Pontiac, Michigan, and Pontiac cars are named after him? Hmmm … what’s in his hand?

6. Reflection
Compare the map on the next slide with the map in your book on page 51.
Explain where the Anishinabeg Indians came from and why they settled in different areas of Michigan.
Think about what they needed from their environment to survive.
How did geography affect their path?

7. Pembroke School
Photo from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab:

8. The Huron Indians Huron: Named by French traders
Wendat: (people of the peninsula)
Lots of things in Michigan are named after the Hurons:
Huron Street in Ann Arbor
Huron River in Ann Arbor
One of our Great Lakes is Lake Huron
The Eastern Michigan University teams used to be called the Hurons
Dolls from the Huron Tribe
Image:

9. The Iroquois Indians Iroquois: New York
Iroquois beadwork. From
The Iroquois Indians
Iroquois: New York
Forced the Huron to southeastern Michigan
Bitter enemies with the Huron Indians
Spoke same language and were related
They fought over land in the Upper Peninsula
Arrived about 350 years ago

10. Vocabulary Words artifacts: objects made or used by people in the past
culture: similar art, beliefs, & customs of people
migrate: move from one place to another
Confederacy: a group united for a common purpose
wigwam: dome-shaped homes of bark and trees
bands: small groups of people
clans: groups of families with common ancestors
stockade: high fences
longhouses: large houses 25 x 200 feet long
kinship: family relationships

11. Group Work
Big Question: How did the first Michigan People adapt to their environment?
Think about:
Clothing, food, shelter, natural resources, climate, weather, & travel.
Create a project about your Indian group.
Use any technology that you have learned so far.
Activ Inspire
PowerPoint
Wiki Page
Research Report

12. Project Requirements Keep the big question in mind as you work.
You need to research your tribe online.
Read from the Michigan book to get information.
Take notes in your own words to include all the information about: clothes, food, natural resources, weather, climate, travel, & shelter.
Include vocabulary words from the list that are appropriate to your tribe.
You may include other interesting facts you find.
Work together as a team.

13. Online Resources http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
Ojibwa
Ottawa
Potawatomi
Huron
Iroquois
Clothing of Native Americans
clothes etc.
The Internet Public Library
Climate
Iroquois

14. Free Online Clipart for Project
free clipart
free clipart

15. Compare & Contrast Tribes
Complete the compare and contrast chart while you listen to other groups present their information.
You will need to write small to fit details into the chart. If you miss details, you will find them on the wiki.
Please type your final copy after the presentations. You can go to the wiki to help you complete the
chart.
Tribes.doc