Lesson 1 (Interesting People from Long Ago)
Lesson 2 (Michigan Tribes)
Lesson 3 (Who Were the Three Fires)
Lesson 4 (Gift From the Tribes)
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What are artifacts?
Artifacts are things left behind by people who lived long ago.
100
Native Americans in Michigan lived in what type of homes?
Wigwams
100
Name the three tribes known as the Three Fires.
Ojibway (also called Chippewa), Ottawa (also called Odawa), and Potawatomi
100
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
He was a famous writer and poet who lived during the 1800s.
200
Why were the people who made the Hopewell Mounds called Hopewell?
They are named after a farmer where the mounds are found.
200
The Ojibway wore special shoes on their feet called m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The Ojibway (or Chippewa) wore deer skin moccasins that were "puckered up" around the sides.
200
What does the Native American word "Ottawa" mean?
Ottawa means "to trade".
200
What is an invention?
An invention is an idea for something that no one else has thought of before.
300
What is a dugout?
Dugouts are logs hallowed out into boats.
300
Name some of the artifacts that were buried in the Hopewell Mounds.
Historians found artifacts that have lasted for thousands of years like clay pots, arrowheads, or fancy ornaments
300
What does "scarity" mean?
"Scarity" means that you do not have much of something.
300
Mackinac comes from a Native American word. What does "Mackinac" mean?
Mackinac means "great turtle".
400
What is a historian?
A historian studies mysteries from the past and make educated predictions based on the evidence.
400
What does Anishnabeg (ah NISH nAh beg) mean?
It means "the People".
400
What is migration?
"Migration" means to move from one place to another because of need.
400
Name one Native American invention listed in our textbook "Meet Michigan".
canoe, snowshoe, toboggan
500
What year did Columbus reach the New World?
1492
500
What is another name for the Ojibway tribe?
Chippewa
500
What is a legend?
A legend is a old story that was told to explain things in nature.
500
What did Henry Schoolcraft do with Native American legends?
He wrote them down on paper.
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