By: Ben and Mary

Food• Men hunted deer,

ducks, elk, wild birds, and other wild animals.

• They farmed wild rice, squash, corn, melons, tobacco, and beans.

• They tapped into maple trees to make maple syrup.

• The men caught fish.

Clothing

• Men wore leggings, breech cloth and fringed shirts.

• Women wore knee length dresses

Housing • Potawatomi lived in wigwams

and long houses.• Wigwams were made of birch

bark cloth and tree branches.• Wigwams were made in a dome

shape.• Long houses where made of tree

branches and covered with tree bark.

• Long houses were typically around 18-23 feet, some where 318 feet.

Location

• Southern Michigan• Most of Illinois and

Ohio• Eastern Wisconsin.

Influence of Europeans

• They treaded guns and other materials.

• The French also brought some dieses.

Belifes

• Many were christen.• They believed in the

great spirit.• The great spirit was

observed through nature.

What the traditional story told about their beliefs

• They believed that the four legs of turtle represented the four cardinal directions north, south, east, and west.

• When all legs are drawn in all directions are lost.

Bibliography

Schonberg, Marcia. Michigan Native Peoples (Heinemann State Studies). Chicago: Heinemann, 2003. Print.Gibson, Karen Bush. The Potawatomi (Native Peoples). New York: Bridgestone Books, 2003. Print."Native American long house -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 14 Dec. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_long_house>.

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