3rd grade Social Studies PPT

1. Lesson: The History of Early Michigan By Jeff Nitchman

2. Primary and Secondary Sources Primary Source Secondary Source Original documents Relics or Artifacts Creative Works Examples: Native American writings Native American weavings and pottery Publication Examples: History textbook Book of writing on French-Indian war Encyclopedias

3. Primary or Secondary? US department of interior, Folsom Point, December 6, 2006, public domain SECONDARY! Ellenm1, Life on the Move-Blackfeet, January 9, 2010, Creative Commons Attribution Todd Mecklem, Encyclopedia Britannica Volumes, March 26, 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-noncommercial-noderivs SECONDARY! PRIMARY!

4. In social sciences Numbers gathered to… Studies relationships of people Events Environment Very important in History Must be accurate Not all things have primary sources Use of Primary Sources

5. When primary are not available Writing to people Newspaper, journals, magazines Sometimes they are generalized May be biased Shows favor to one side Use of Secondary Sources

6. First inhabited by Indigenous tribes American Indians Many different tribes Ojibwa, Menominee, Huron, Ottawa, Potawatomi America Before European Discovery Heather M, P1000574, May 10, 2008, Creative Commons Attribution

7. Common mistake! American Indians worshipped totem poles But really…. Represented equal relationship of man & animal Believed in one creator Appreciated nature Fish, birds, sun, etc… Everything has a purpose General Native American Beliefs http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-o/2078239353/

8. The Chippewas! Named after their language Council of 3 fires “older brother” Largest Great Lakes tribe Kitche-Manido First leader Originated dream catchers Ojibwa tribe Ojibwa chief, Whitney Gallery Photograph collection, 1865, public domain Keith Davenport, Dream Catcher, July 2, 2006, Creative Commons attribution-noncommmercial-noderivs

9. Strong rituals & spiritual beliefs Believed in many different things Lived in wiigiwaams(wigwam) Birch bark & willow saplings Originated in Eastern America Ojibwa Tribe (cont.) Eastman Johnson, Ojibwe Wigwam at Grand Portage, 1857, Public Domain

10. Council of 3 fires “middle brother” Known as the traders Good at trading and bartering Lived in wigwams Farmers Allied British in wars Ottawa (Odawa) Tribe SpeedyGonsales, Native-North American Indian, March 31, 2007, Creative Commons Attribution

11. Trading Goods Sunflower oil, furs & skins Rugs & mats, tobacco Medicinal roots & herbs Ottawa style Dress Lots of tattoos Faces painted many colors Noses & ears pierced Ottawa Tribe (cont.) Chrisjfry, Native American Rugs, November 24, 2006, Creative Commons attribution-noncommercial-no derivs

12. Council of 3 fires “youngest brother” Occupied 30,000,000 acres in Michigan Tecumseh’s war, War of 1812 Originally hunters Learned farming in Wisonsin Discovered horses in 1760’s Polygamy Potawatomi Tribe Unknown, Chief Shabbona of the Potawatomi tribe, 1908, Public Domain

13. Potawatomi Style Dress No shirts (pre-European contact) Deerskin shirts(post-European contact) Painted red & black Necklaces, beads, shells Potawatomi legends Nanaboozhoo(nan-nah-boh-zhoh) Culture’s hero Gitchi Manito “Great Spirit”, creator Windigo Evil man-eating spirit Potawatomi Tribe (cont.)

14. Inhabited Upper Michigan Wisconsin also Relatively small tribe “good seed”, “wild rice people” Hunted for food Active in Second Fox War Menominee Tribe PastReflections, Menominee Indian Reservation, 1913-18, Public Domain

15. AKA Wyandot Tribe Come from Iroquoian descent Maize & fish Main diet 1634 Lots died, due to epidemics Lived in Longhouses Sometimes over 100m tall Saplings for walls Leaves and grass for roof Birch bark to cover walls Huron Indians Samantha Decker, Come Hear My People’s Story, April 3, 2010, Creative Commons Attribtuion-noncommercial-no derivs

16. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pottawatomie/pottawatomiehist.htm http://www.native-languages.org/potawatomi-legends.htm http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://www.native-languages.org/ojibwe.htm http://paullife.tripod.com/huronindians.html http://www.essortment.com/all/menominenative_rmrt.htm Credits