Early People of Michigan

Who were the earliest people of Michigan?

• The Anishinabek/Three Fires

• Mrs. Pitsch

• The Paleo/Woodland/Archaic/Hopewell Indians

• George Washington

How do we know EARLY Native Americans were in Michigan thousands and thousands of years ago?

• They left food behind

• We were able to see them in person

• Mrs. Pitsch told us

• They left behind artifacts and drawings

The Hopewell Indians buried the dead and other artifacts in...

• caskets

• shoe boxes

• mounds

• pizza boxes

The Anishinabek were made up of 3 tribes. What were those tribes?

• Ojibwa, Ottawa, Huron

• Ottawa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi

• Potawatomi, Pitsch, Hopewell

• Chippewa, Ojibwa, Kickapoo

The Anishinabek made...(choose 2 answers)

• birchbark canoes

• teepees

• wigwams

• forts

The Anishinabek used the land in Michigan by...(choose all that apply)

• hunting animals for food and clothing

• using plants for medicine

• building schools and grocery stores

• using trees to make canoes

Anishinabek changed the land in Michigan by...

• making lakes and rivers

• making mountains

• making highways

• cutting down trees to make room for villages and farms

The Anishinabek adapted to Michigan by...(choose 2)

• moving to Florida where it was warm

• putting heaters in their wigwams

• learning to make canoes out of trees to make travel on water easier

• wearing warm animal furs in winter to keep them warm

In what THREE ways did ALL Michigan tribes get their food?

• Hunted

• Used Instacart

• Farmed

• Fished