Sarah Wisneski

Integrated Literacy Assignment

3 – H3.0.4 Draw Upon traditional stories of American Indians (e.g., Anishinabeg – Ojibwa (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa), Potawatomi; Menominee; Huron Indians) who lived in Michigan in order to make generalizations about their beliefs.

GLCE

Useful Books

People of the Three Fires, by James Clifton, George Cornell, and James McClurken

The Good Path, by Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri

Nishnawbe by Lynne Deur

Artwork

Beadwork on Bag from the Ojibwe

Odawa Moccasins

I finally saw the Straits of Mackinac in Northern Michigan Visions of long ago danced upon the waters 

The Three Fires separated at this sacred place My people the Potawatomi went down into Michigan 

Where my ancestors lived for generations Time and Life itself broke us off into the nine bands of Potawatomi we

have today. The Forest County Potawatomi went into Wisconsin 

The Walpole Island Band and the Wasauksing Band went up into Canada The Gun Lake, Pokagon, and the Huron Bands stayed in Southern

Michigan The Hannahville Band made their home in the Upper Peninsula of

Michigan The Prairie Band were forced down to Kansas 

The Citizen Band Potawatomi were forced even further South into Oklahoma.

Like Grandmother Earth The Potawatomi have endured Down through the generations 

Despite Stolen Lands Despite the deep wounds of living in two worlds

And the near loss of our language For the past 12 years our bands have met once a year 

Though some of us have gone down the Native American Church Road And some of us have gone down the Christian Road 

And still others of us have stayed on the traditional Potawatomi Road We still come together at our annual Potawatomi Gathering...

Like we did centuries ago Our bands come together as one nation 

To celebrate our culture Share our language To honor our elders 

Have giveaways Dance together 

To crown a new Potawatomi Princess And hear many gifted Potawatomi speakers: 

Speak in the language our Creator wants to hear!

PoemThe Potawatomi

Gathering

Map

Music & Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlL7U0tjOM

Turtle Song

The Creation Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etn92Ms8plo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o3cOH70C-0

Ojibwe Prayer Song

Dance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDCZg2LDbVk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXS0HOBKCTI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTE-gjiKCdc

Potawatomi

Ojibwe

Ottawa

Detroit Historical Societyhttp://detroithistorical.org/buildingdetroit/curriculum_3fires.ph

pDepartment of Natural Resources

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-54463_18670_18793-94373--,00.html

Teacher Networkhttp://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4247.html

Website to support GLCE

Anishinabeg (Ojibwe) bandolier bag. 1890. Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis . Web. 23 Sept. 2013. <http://www.dulceyheller.com/wordpress/today-at-the-minneapolis-institute-of- the-arts/>.

Clifton, J. A., Cornell, g. L., & McClurken, J. M. (2006). People of the Three Fires. Grand Rapids MI, MI: The Michigan Indian Press Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council.

Deur, L. (1981). Nishnawbe. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications. Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow Aug. 14-15. 2010. Web. 24 Sept. 2013. Odawa Mocasins. 1825-1835. The National Museum of the American Indian, New York. Web. 24

Sept. 2013. Ojibwe Men's Traditional Dance - Shane. Web. 24 Sept. 2013 "Ojibwe Prayer Song." 2011. Web. 24 Sept. 2013. Peacock, T., & Wisuri, M. (2002). The Good Path: Ojibwe learning and activity book for kids.

Afton, MN: Afton Historical Society Press. Pokaton Band of Potawatomi Indians Drum and Traditional Dance. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2013. "Section 1: Before 1701 — The People of the Three Fires." Detroit Historical Society:

Frontiers to Factories Curriculum . Detroit Historical Society, 2011. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. The Ojibway Creation Story. 2011. First Nation Literacy. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. "Turtle Song." Anishinaabek Sun Dance Song. 2011. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.

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