On their backs-a custom many American parents have Like many Native Americans, Potawatomi mothers Older Potawatomi kids played team ball games- lacrosse forīoys and men, and double shinny for girls and women. In the past, Indian kids had moreĬhores and less time to play, just like early colonial children.
Many Potawatomi children like to go hunting and fishing or camp outdoors. They do the same things any children do-play with each other, go to school and help around the house. How do Potawatomi Indian children live, and what did they do in the past? They have lots of information about Potawatomi traditions in the past and today, including traditional dancing and maple sugaring. Here's the homepage of the Forest County Potawatomi Museum. What was Potawatomi culture like in the past? What is it like now? However, some Potawatomi people are working to keep their language alive. Today Potawatomi is an endangered language because most children aren't learning it anymore. You can listen to some Potawatomi conversationsĪnd read a Potawatomi picture glossary here. If you'd like to learn some easy Potawatomi words,īozho is a friendly greeting and iwgwien (pronounced similar to "ee-gwee-EN") means 'thank you.' Potawatomi is a musical language that has complicated verbs with many parts. Most Potawatomi people speak English, but some people, especially elders, also speak their native Today a tribal chief is the political leader of an entire band, not just a village, and is elected by all the Potawatomi people. Usually the heads of leading clans became Potawatomi chiefs. In the past, each Potawatomi village had its own chief. Potawatomi Indian communities are called tribes in the United States and First Nations in Canada.Įach Potawatomi tribe is politically independent and has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. Reservations are lands that belong to Indian tribes and are under their control. How is the Potawatomi Indian nation organized?Įach Potawatomi community lives on its own reservation (or reserve, in Canada). Map showing Potawatomi and other Indian migrations. Region today, while others were sent to Kansas and Oklahoma by the US government. Including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada. As more Indian tribes wereįorced westward into the Michigan and Wisconsin area, many Potawatomi people migrated into other parts of the Midwest, The Potawatomis are original residents of the eastern woodlands and prairie regions, particularly Neighbors.) Potawatomi was not originally a written language, so you may sometimes see it spelled Potowatomi or Pottawatomie instead. Potawatomi is pronounced "Poh-tuh-WAH-toh-mee." It means "fire keepers." That refers to their traditional role in the Council of the Three Fires (an alliance with their How do you pronounce the word "Potawatomi"? What does it mean? And how is it spelled? Potawatomi pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages. We encourage studentsĪnd teachers to visit our main PotawatomiĪbout the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Potawatomis for school or home-schooling reports.
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