The Potawatomi

The PotawatomiBy: Layla And Azaria

LocationsThe Potawatomi tribe lived by Green Bay.Some other Potawatomi tribes lived in

Wisconsin.

The Potawatomi DietThey grew peas, beans, squash, melons, and

corn.They also made flour from Beech nuts.They picked berries and dug roots of certain

plants.In the late winter they gathered maple sap

and made it into sugar.

HousingTheir houses were usually rounded wigwams.They were covered with mats or bark.Wigwams are domed shaped homes made

with straws and wheats.

ClothingPotawatomi woman wore long deerskin

dresses.Potawatomi men wore breechoth, leggings,

and deerskin shirts.Both genders wore moccasinsMoccasins are slippers or shoes that the

Potawatomi wore.

The Impact of EuropeansIn the 1750’s-1760 the Europeans made

contact with the Potawatomi tribe.When they came the French or Europeans

had a war with them for a long time.

BeliefsThe Potawatomi believed in the great spirit.The great spirit was nature like trees and

plants.The Potawatomi observed him in all of

nature.Some Potawatomi Indians belonged to the

Native American Church.

The Traditional StoryThe traditional story is about a Potawatomi

Indian.The Indian fell on a turtle without a shell.Since he felt bad he put two seashells on the

turtle to be protected.

What the traditional story tellsThe traditional story tell you that the turtle is

the Great spirit.It also tells you that they believed in nature.If you didn’t know that the Potawatomi

believed in nature this story would tell you a lot.

BibliographyDeur, Lynne. Nishnawbe a story of Indians in

Michigan. Spring Lake, Mich: River Road Publications, 1981. Print.

BibliographyHere are some of the website names that we

got info from.Potawatomi digital art Museum.com/Potawatomi History.com/Potawatomi Nation.com/

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