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Michigan's First People
From the Beginning
Other Tribes
Life for the Tribes
Gifts from the Tribes
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This country was home to the early fur traders who came to Michigan.
France
100
Where are Native Americans' ancestors from?
Asia.
100
Which tribes are in the Three Fires Groups?
The Potawatomi, Obijwa and Ottawa.
100
Who were the cookers in tribes?
Women.
100
What vegetable did the Native American grow that we still eat today?
Corn.
200
What type of cooking tool did the Objiwa get from the French?
Metal Cooking pots
200
How long ago did the first people reach Michigan?
11,000-12,000 years ago.
200
What tribe lived in the Upper Pennisula?
The Menominee Tribe
200
Who were the hunters in tribes?
Men.
200
What invention did the Native American's create for walking over snow?
Snowshoes.
300
How many beaver furs would you need to trade for three blankets if each blanket took 4 beaver furs to buy?
12 beaver furs.
300
What become scarce for the tribes in the winter months?
Food
300
What is the type of house that multiple families can live in?
Longhouses.
300
What did tribes use to make flour?
Dried Corn.
300
What invention did the Native American's create that helped them move belongings over the snow?
The Toboggan.
400
What tribe were Giji and Nabek a part of?
The Obijwa Tribe.
400
How many people lived in Michigan long ago, when the tribes lived here by themselves?
Between 35,000-45,000 people.
400
What is the type of house that is better for migration?
Whigwams
400
Who made containers such as baskets and clay pots?
Women
400
What popular island in Michigan is a Native American name?
Mackinac Island
500
Native Amerians traded for this type of hunting weapon.
What is a rifle?
500
What is the word to use when tribes moved from place to place?
Migration
500
What tribe lived in longhouses?
The Huron Tribe.
500
Who was in charge of building homes and tools such as arrowheads?
Men
500
From what continent did people migrate from when coming to Michigan?
Europe.