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By: Wade ZebroGrades 3rd-5th

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Throughout the next couple of day we will be leaning about the Minnesota American Indian Nation, the Anishinabe, also known as the Ojibwa or the Chippewa. Students will be researching and acquiring knowledge about the culture of the Anishinabe. This lesson will be providing information about their history, location, and past/present lifestyle.

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• Identify the different names and locations of the Anishinabe/Ojibwe/Chippewa Nation • Discuss the language, history, and culture of the Anishinabe people• Name this group's cultural traditions and customs that have changed over the centuries as well as those that have continued into the present• Understand the history and background of this Native American tribe and relate these to cultural changes and the group's way of life today•Describe the historical and contemporary locations, houses, clothing, food, and cultural traditions of the Anishinabe

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Who are the anishinabe?

What was their life like in the past?

How do they live today?

What historical events led to the change of their traditions, location, and culture?

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Examples of items used by the Anishinabe

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Discuss with the student about thedifferent pictures in the previous slides.

What do you know about the differentItems used by the Anishinabe?

Are these items still used today?

What objects do you own similar to theItems in the previous slides?

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The students will be breaking up into groupsand researching the origins and historicalmovements of the tribe. Then, continuing in their groups they will discuss their findings on the past and present ways of life of the Anishinabe caused by these historical events.

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In groups the students will be writing a Research paper about the migration, history And culture of the Anishinabe.

•First research concepts and process of aResearch paper

•Then find two reliable sources that supportYour findings about the requested topics

•Create a concept map, mapping out main Ideas you will be discussing in your paper

•Lastly bring ideas together into a one page paper

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Explain to the students how the AnishinabeAre similar to all other communities and livesWere influenced by their geographic location And environment.

•Food

•Clothes

•Lodging •Transportation

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Students will use the internet and research to create a map showing the different climates and areas that the Anishinabe have lived or traveled with colored pencils.

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Finally the groups will present their maps that they have created as well as discuss one or two interesting facts about the Anishinabe and their culture.

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Separate the students into groups and assign them each one element of the Anishinabe life to research and present to the class.

1. Natural Environment of the Great Lakes

2. Obtaining and Preparing Food 3. Clothing and Dwellings 4. Tools and Crafts 5. Stories and Legends 6. Historical Relations with European

and Other Native Groups

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Food, Housing and Clothing

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Students will research the Great Lakeenvironment, reporting on how the Anishinabe used the environment to their advantage.

•Fishing•Crops•Hunting•Survival

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Have the student meet as a whole class and discuss their findings.

Students should be engaged in conversationabout what the different groups have researched.

Also student should compare their findings with other groups to find out how reliable their sources were, and to discover if therewere any details that they have missed or had incorrect.

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For a fun ending to the lesson, take the Students to the Minnesota History Center,Were they would be able to physically Visualize the culture and history of these Amazing people.

Also, you could create an in class exhibitOf your own, by bringing in different items, orDoing a primarily visual slide show of the historyAnd culture of the Anishinabe.

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Minnesota Historical Society. 2008.<mnhs.org>

National Endowment for the Humanities. “Anishinabe-Ojibwa-Chippewa: Culture of an Indian Nation.”April, 1 2002. <Edsitement:http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=369>

“Native peoples of Minnesota.” http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/mncultures/anishinabe.html