The Three Fires
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- What does Prehistory mean?
- The time before we had writing.
- Name the first indian groups to come to Michigan?
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1. The Paleo
2. The Old Copper People
3. The Mound Builders - How did the first people get to North America and where did they come from?
- The first people crossed a Beringia (land Bridge) from Asia.
- What does Culture mean?
- Culture is the way of life of a group of people.
- What is a Clan?
- A Clan is a group of family members.
- Who are the Three Fires?
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Chippewa (Ojibway)
Ottawa
Potawatami - Where did the Three Fires settle in Michigan?
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Chippewa- Upper Peninsula (hunters)
Ottawa-Along Lake Michigan( fishermen)
Potawatami- Southern part of Michigan (farmers) - What are Manitous?
- Spirits that the indians believed in
- What is an expedition?
- A trip with a purpose
- What is a colony?
- Land ruled by another country
- What was the Northwest Passage?
- A water route through N. America to the Pacific ocean BUT IT DID NOT EXIST
- Who are missionaries?
- People who teach about their religion to others with different beliefs
- Who was Samuel de Champlain?
- An explorer who started New France which is now Canada
- Who was Etienne Brule?
- The first European to come to Michigan
- Who was Jacques Marquette?
- A missionary who founded Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace
- What is a voyageur?
- Frenchmen who transported the furs to Quebec in canoes
- Why did the French want to trade for the furs?
- They were valuable in Europe because animals were rare and beaver pelts made great hats