1. From copper, they made spears, arrow heads, harpoons, knives, jewelry, and harpoons.
2. In the Great Lakes region, Native Americans grew peas, pumpkins, beans, squash, and corn. They would harvest these crops to eat and sell. Along with the grown crops, they would hunt animals like, deer, raccoons, bison, and find wild apples, berries and cherries, and plants.
3. Maple and birch trees were a “hot commodity” because they produced sap that allowed for both sugar and syrup to be harvested and used. This was a great source of natural sugar.
4. The first known European to come to Michigan was Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, who came in the beginning of the 1600’s.
5. Native Americans in the Great Lakes area lived in rectangular shaped bark houses or tepees in the summer, and circular shaped bark or mat-covered homes. Some …show more content…
In the late 18th century, the Chippewa was widely found and dominated the eastern part of the Lower Peninsula and UP.
Assignment B: From the paintings/drawings and writings by Catlin, one can infer that this tribe was competitive and active, always doing something. In each of the paintings, the people pictured were doing something productive or active. Whether it was canoeing or hunting, as the paintings show, the Chippewa’s were doing something. The “snow shoe dance” painting and description was interesting to look at, and it is cool to see that they sang and dances at the first snow. The Chippewa’s do not seem to be the ones that just sit around and wait for something to happen but productive. They also are very colorful and elaborate. The way they are dressed has many bright colors, there are very little pale or dark colors. They have feathered headdresses and necklaces, painted upon their faces, as if they were gearing up for battle. Their “weapons” and even their bags are also very detailed and The Chippewa’s seem like they take pride in who they are, standing proud and showing off who they are as people.
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