Class Projects -- 3/4 Michigan Native Americans
Websites about Michigan's Native Americans
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Article from The Mitten: The Three Fires
Published by the Michigan History for Kids magazine, September 2001.
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Big Orrin: Anishinabe Indian Fact Sheet
Written for young people seeking Anishinaabe Indian information for school or home-schooling reports.
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Big Orrin: Ojibway Indian Fact Sheet
Written for young people seeking Chippewa Indian information for school or home-schooling reports.
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Big Orrin: Ottawa Indian Fact Sheet
Written for young people learning about the Ottawas for school or home-schooling reports.
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BrainPop Jr: Reading Nonfiction
How to read nonfiction for understanding and research, plus note taking tips!
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BrainPop: American Indians
Who were the first real Americans? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to American Indians, their society and their culture!
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CMU: To be a Chippewa
There are three major tribal groups in Michigan today: the Chippewa (Ojibwe), Ottawa (Odawa), and Potawatomi (Bodawotomi). They comprise what is called the Three Fires Council.
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Food of the Ojibwe
Food of Ojibwe Native Americans.
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Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
We are the people of the Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa) the Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Bodowadomi (Pottawatomi) people.
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Great Lakes History
Because they comprise such a large waterway, [the Great Lakes] have played a vital role in the lives and histories of Indian peoples who have resided along their shores for millennia.
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History of Michigan Indians
This illustrated article provides interesting facts, information and a history timeline of the Native American Indians of Michigan.
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Michigan Indigenous Tribes Maps
From a Google Image Search.
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Michigan's Native Americans
Research links for kids to many, many more sites!
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Michiganology: A Short History of Treaties
The United States entered into nearly 400 treaties with over one hundred tribal nations from 1778-1871. This timeline highlights five major treaties between the United States and Tribal Nations living within Michigan.
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Michiganology: Biography of Augustin Hamlin, an Odawa...
Kanapima, which means “He Who is Talked About,” was an Odawa(Ottawa) leader.
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Michiganology: The Indigenous People in Michigan
People lived in Michigan for longer than anyone can remember. Before the French and British came here in the 1600s and 1700s, Michigan was home to several tribes.
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Michiganology: What is a Treaty?
A treaty is an agreement between two independent nations and is upheld by the U.S. Constitution.
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Mitchell Museum Exhibit on Life in a Wigwam
The exhibit focuses on an Anishinaabek (Potawatomie, Oddawa, and Ojibwe) hunting lodge and aspects of Anishinaabek culture.
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Native American Indian Facts
Facts and interesting information about how these Indians lived...
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Native Tech: Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands
What was it like to live as an Eastern Woodland Indian?
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NativeTech: Basic Wigwam Construction
Shows how wigwams were made.
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NativeTech: Great Lakes Region Indian Clothing
Regional overview of Native American clothing styles.
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Ojibwe Children
Roles & responsibilities of Ojibwe children.
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Our Land and Culture, A 200 Year History of Our Land Use
An eBook from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 2005.
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What When How: Anishinabe
In Depth Tutorials and Information
