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By: Ben and Mary
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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.
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Clothing
• Men wore leggings, breech cloth and fringed shirts.
• Women wore knee length dresses
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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.
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Location
• Southern Michigan• Most of Illinois and
Ohio• Eastern Wisconsin.
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Influence of Europeans
• They treaded guns and other materials.
• The French also brought some dieses.
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Belifes
• Many were christen.• They believed in the
great spirit.• The great spirit was
observed through nature.
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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.
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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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