How did the Three Fire Tribes Survive in Michigan?
Ojibway (chippewa)Ojibway War Club
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The Woodland Ojibway were mostly farming people, harvesting wild rice and corn, fishing, hunting small game, and gathering nuts and fruit. Ojibway warriors used bows and arrows, clubs, flails, and hide shields. Woodland Ojibway also used spears or fishhooks with sinew lines for fishing, and special paddles called knockers for ricing. The Ojibway Tribe was well known for their birch bark canoes. They made and
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used the canoes to travel quickly over water. Over land, the Ojibway people used dogs as pack animals.
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/chippewa_kids.htm
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/chippewa_kids.htm
The Odawa were farming people. Women grew crops of corn, beans, and squash. Men hunted deer and small game and went fishing in their canoes. Their foods included cornbread and soups. Odawa hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, clubs, and hide shields while the fishermen used bone fishhooks and sinew lines. The Odawa
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Odawa (Ottawa) |
Tribe also made and used birch bark canoes for transportation. Over land, the Odawa used dogs as pack animals. The Ottawas also had sleds and snowshoes to help them travel in the winter.
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/ottawa_kids.htm
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/ottawa_kids.htm
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The Potawatomi Tribe were farming people. Potawatomi women planted and harvested corn, beans, squash, and tobacco, as well as gathering wild rice and berries. The men hunted deer, elk, and wild birds and caught fish. The Potawatomis also tapped trees for maple syrup. Potawatomi hunters and warriors used bows and arrows and wooden clubs. Fisherman used spears and nets. Other tools the Potawatomi
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used include spouts and buckets for tapping maple sap, knockers for harvesting wild rice, and snowshoes for traveling in winter. The Potawatomi Tribe also made and used birch bark and dug out canoes (canoes made from hollowed out logs) for transportation. Over land, the Potawatomi used dogs as pack animals.
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/potawatomi_kids.htm
source: http://www.bigorrin.org/potawatomi_kids.htm