the potawatomi
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The PotawatomiBy: Layla And Azaria
LocationsThe Potawatomi tribe lived by Green Bay.Some other Potawatomi tribes lived in
Wisconsin.
The Potawatomi DietThey grew peas, beans, squash, melons, and
corn.They also made flour from Beech nuts.They picked berries and dug roots of certain
plants.In the late winter they gathered maple sap
and made it into sugar.
HousingTheir houses were usually rounded wigwams.They were covered with mats or bark.Wigwams are domed shaped homes made
with straws and wheats.
ClothingPotawatomi woman wore long deerskin
dresses.Potawatomi men wore breechoth, leggings,
and deerskin shirts.Both genders wore moccasinsMoccasins are slippers or shoes that the
Potawatomi wore.
The Impact of EuropeansIn the 1750’s-1760 the Europeans made
contact with the Potawatomi tribe.When they came the French or Europeans
had a war with them for a long time.
BeliefsThe Potawatomi believed in the great spirit.The great spirit was nature like trees and
plants.The Potawatomi observed him in all of
nature.Some Potawatomi Indians belonged to the
Native American Church.
The Traditional StoryThe traditional story is about a Potawatomi
Indian.The Indian fell on a turtle without a shell.Since he felt bad he put two seashells on the
turtle to be protected.
What the traditional story tellsThe traditional story tell you that the turtle is
the Great spirit.It also tells you that they believed in nature.If you didn’t know that the Potawatomi
believed in nature this story would tell you a lot.
BibliographyDeur, Lynne. Nishnawbe a story of Indians in
Michigan. Spring Lake, Mich: River Road Publications, 1981. Print.
BibliographyHere are some of the website names that we
got info from.Potawatomi digital art Museum.com/Potawatomi History.com/Potawatomi Nation.com/
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