Week 28: Indigenous People of Michigan

Who were the first people to call Michigan their home?

• the Europeans

• the hunters

• the Anishinaabek

• the Explorers

The Odawa/Ottawa, Ojibwe/Chippewa, and ________________ tribes make up the

Anishinaabek.

• Potawatomi

• Michigan

• European

• American

Archeologists are people who study objects from long ago

• True

• False

Archaeologists believe the first people in America came from Asia 2,000 years ago.

• True

• False

What did the Anishinaabek people use to keep track of their history?

What are the Anishinaabek people also known as?

• the Three Chiefs

• the Three Fires

• the Three Peoples

• the Three Candles

Which tribe is considered the oldest brother?

• the Potawatomi tribe

• the Odawa tribe

• the Ojibwe tribe

• the Anishinaabek tribe

Which tribe lived in the lower peninsula?

• the Potawatomi tribe

• the Odawa tribe

• the Ojibwe tribe

• the Anishinaabek tribe

Why did they build their homes near lakes?

How many recognized tribes are there in Michigan?

• 5

• 15

• 9

• 12