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What are indigenous people?
Indigenous people are the first groups of people who live in an area.
What group of First Nation communities live near the great lakes whos name mean "good humans"?
Anishinaabe
What are settlers?
A settler is someone who comes to an area to build a community.
How did the great lakes help the Anishinaabe?
The water helped give them good soil and made it a good place to farm. The water would help water their crops.
What are longhouses?
Longhouses are long, and made of wooden posts covered with tree bark. They had a fire in the middle and a place for sleeping and storing items.
What group of First Nations tribes were also called "People of the Longhouse"?
The Haudenosaunee
What is a wigwam?
A wigwam is a dome-shaped house built from birch, animal skins, leaves, and wood.
The Woodland Cree
and
The Plains Cree