Natural Resources of the Three fires

Michigan's Native Americans
People of the Three Fires

Hello 3rd graders! This journey, or quest that we will be going on in this web experience is about two of the three more famous Native American tribes of Michigan. We will use of knowledge and skills that we have gained throuought the course of this unit to complete this quest and gain a better understanding of our Native Michiganders.While Michigan was home to many Native American tribes, three important tribes were known as the Three Fires.  They were the Ojibwe, the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi.  They shared a common culture:  similar language, housing, food, trade, and customs. We will be focusing on the chippewa and Potawatomi tribes as we look for more information about thier language, housing, food, trade, and customs.

You've all been tasked with finding information on the natural resources that the Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes used in Michigan. Pretend that you are all historians from our  current time who have recently uncovered new information about two tribes of Native Americans called the Chippewa and Potawatomi. Use these questions below to guide you on your way to understanding more about thier way of life. Are there any similiarities? Are there differences?

1. Find out which materials were used for the following things:

Food

Housing

Hunting

Transportation

2. Record your results and bring it back to your group to compare what you have found.

3. Create a chart or venn diagram to show what each tribe used differently or simillarly

4. Once you have completed the previous steps, write a short story from the perspective of a historian who has to present thier findings to a class of elementary students.

Use the websites below to find your information.

http://mrsblacksstudentnews.weebly.com/michigans-three-fires.html

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/anishinabe-ojibwe-chippewa-cultur…

http://www.mpm.edu/wirp/icw-56.html

http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/CS/CSPotawatomi.html

Google search for images of the Chippewa and Potawatomi and include them in your short story.

To receive 1 point you must list three characteristics of one tribe,

To receive 2 points you must list three characteritics of both tribes and turn in a graphic organizer.

To receive 3 points three characteristics of each tirbe, a complete graphic organizer, and your short story must be turned in.

Well congratulations! You've done it. You've learned tons about the three fires of MIchigan! Now we'll gather as a class and go over what we have found.

This webquest is designed to futher our lessons on the three major Native American tribes of Michigan. This quest works well for 3rd to 4th grade. It is intended for 3rd but can be modified for older classes. This lesson should take about two 30 minute class periods.

Standards:

Social Studies: 3-H3.0.1 Identifiy questions historians ask in examining the past in Michigan.

Science: E.ES.03.41 Identify natural resources