Native Americans

The First People to Live Here!

Click to hear a song

and see pictures of Native Americans

Did you know?

Native Americans lived in communities called TRIBES

Michigan had many tribes of Native American's.

 They were called:

The Fox and Sauk tribes

The Kickapoo tribe

The Menominee tribe

The Miami tribe

The Ojibwe tribe (also known as Chippewa, Ojibway, or Ojibwa)

The Potawatomi tribe

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 Here are symobls some tribes told stories with:

Can you make a picture story?

Let's play some Native American Games??????

	About Native American Games
	Hazard Games Learn about these two favorite Native American Games - Pa-tol-stick and Plum Stone.
	Guessing Games Try your hand at these Native American Guessing Games: Ata-a-kut, The Hand Game, Hiding the Disks, I-ou-tin, and Pu-in.
	Ball Games Native American ball games include: Ball and Racket, Ta Be, Double Ball, Hoop and Javelin, and Follow My Leader.

 How names were picked:

 When children were first born they  were not given names. Names were given at a naming ceremony . The name was picked because of something you did, something you were good at, or something you liked.

In the spring all the mothers who had children of the proper age went to a special tent, each one leading her little child, who carried in its hands a new pair of moccasins. As the two reached the tent the mother addressed the priest, saying: "Venerable man, I desire my child to wear moccasins." (This was a symbolic form of expression.) "I desire my child to walk long upon the earth, to be content with the light of many days. We seek your protection!" The priest made a formal reply and the little one, carrying its moccasins, entered the tent alone. After a few ritualistic phrases the priest accompanied the child to the fire place, where he and the child stood facing the East while the priest sang an invocation to the Four Winds. He bade them to come hither and stand in this place in four groups.

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