People
What language do they speak?
Algonquain
How many groups of Potawatomi First Nations are there?
True or false?
They have been successful in keeping their culture alive.
True
What was the name of the mine that was polluting the lakes?
Crandon Mine
True or false?
The Potawatomi people were once one tribe with Ojibwe and Ottawa.
True
Where did the Forest tribe live historically?
Wisconsin
What did the Potawatomis use to season their food?
Maple sugar
What year did the Potawatomis lose their culture?
1964
What is something that is a growing concern for the Potawatomi First Nations?
Climate Change
How long did they live in the Great Lakes Region?
Four Centuries
Where did the Prairie tribe live historically?
Kansas
What were the two types of houses they built?
Long houses and Wigwams
Name three things that they have done to keep their culture alive.
Storytelling
Arts
Music
Name one effect climate change is having on the Potawatomi people and their (hint) land.
1. Traditional medicines are growing weaker
2. River levels are dropping
3. Ecosystem changesWhat do they call themselves?
Neshnabek (The True People)
Between what two places were most of the Potawatomi people living in 1716?
Milwaukee and Detroit
What were some things they hunted?
Wild birds and elk.
Who are they relying on to keep the culture alive?
The youth
What was leaching into the Potawatomi people's lakes?
Cyanide
What does their name Potawatomi mean?
Keepers of the Sacred Fire.
Name the five places that the Potowatomi people are living today.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Southern Ontario
True or false?
Some Potawatomi communities live off reserve.
False
What does "Sema" mean in their language?
Tobacco
How did the Potawatomi people stop the pollution from the mine?
They built two casinos and generated enough income to purchase the mine site and shut it down.