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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Lenni Lenapes for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to look through our mainLenape language andculture pages for more in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Lenni Lenape pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

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Lenape Tribe

Lenape is pronounced "Leh-NAH-pay" and it means "the people." Sometimes you will see this name spelled Lenápe or Lenapi instead. The tribe is also known as theLenni Lenape ("regular people") or the Delaware Indians (after the Delaware River, which runs through Lenni Lenape territory.)

The Lenni Lenapes were original people of the mid-Atlantic area. Here are some maps showing the geography of the Lenapes and their neighbors inNew Jersey,Delaware,New York andPennsylvania. Most Lenape Indians were driven out of their homeland by the British. Here is a partial map of theforced travels of the Lenape Indians. The Americans eventually relocated them to Oklahoma, where the modern Delaware Indian tribes are located today. Other Lenape people joined theNanticoke orMunsee Delawares. There are also some small Lenne Lenape communities remaining in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The total Lenape population is around 16,000.

There are two federally recognized Lenape tribes in Oklahoma: the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Like most Native American tribes, the Delaware Indian tribes areautonomous. That means each tribe has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Delawares are also US citizens and must obey American law.

Lenni Lenapes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are not officially recognized as tribes by the United States. That means they do not have reservation land or their own governmental system, though they still practice the Lenape culture.

Lenape Indians all speak English today. Only a few Lenape elders still speak their nativeLenape language (also known as Unami.) But some young Lenape people are working to learn their ancient language again. If you'd like to know some easyLenape words, "he" (rhymes with "day") is a friendly greeting and "wanishi" (pronunciation wah-nish-ee) means "thank you." You can listen to a Lenape woman talk in her languagehere and read a Lenape picture glossaryhere.

There is a good overview of the Lenni Lenape way of livinghere. You can learn more about modern Lenape people from theDelaware Tribe of Indians, who are the largest group of Lenni-Lenape descendants today.

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They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Lenape children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But Lenape kids did havedolls and toys such as miniature bows and arrow s. Lenape games for teenagers and adults included lacrosse, which was played only by boys and men, and a kicking football game, which both genders played together. Leni Lenape mothers traditionally carried their babies inNative cradleboards on their backs--a custom which many American parents haveadopted now.

What were men and women's roles in the Lenni Lenape tribe?

Lenape men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Lenape women were farmers and also did most of the child care and cooking. Both genders took part in storytelling, music and the arts, and traditional medicine. In the pa st, Lenape chiefs were always men, but today a Delaware Indian woman could be chief too.

The Lenni Lenapes didn't live in tepees. They lived in villages of round houses calledwigwams. Some Lenape Indians preferredIroquoian-style longhouses to wigwams, because more family members could live in a longhouse. Here are some pictures ofwigwams and longhouses. Each Lenni Lenape village usually included a rectangular council house and a sweat lodge, and some villages werepalisaded (surrounded with log walls for protection).

Today, Native Americans only build a wigwam for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for shelter. Most Lenapes live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Lenape women wore knee-length skirts. Lenape men wore breechcloths and leggings. Here is a website with some pictures of what aNative American breechcloth looks like. Shirts were not necessary in the Lenape culture, but the Lenapes did wear deerskin mantles when the weather was cool. Both genders wore earrings anddeerskin moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Lenapes adapted European costume such as cloth blouses and jackets, decorating them with fancy beadwork. Here are somepictures of Lenni Lenape clothing, and some photos and links aboutNative American clothing in general.

The Lenni Lenape didn't wear long headdresses like theSioux tribe. Usually they wore abeaded headband with a feather or two in it. Sometimes a chief or other important Lenape Indian would wear a high headdress made of many feathers pointing straight up from a headband, similar tothis Wabanaki one. The Lenni Lenapes painted their faces with different colors and designs for different occasions, and Lenape men often woretattoos in animal designs. Lenape women wore their hair in long braids. Lenape men, especially warriors, often wore aMohawk hairstyle or shaved their heads completely except for ascalplock in the middle. Here is a website with pictures of theseWhat was Lenni Lenape food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Delaware Indians were farming people. Lenape women did most of the farming, harvesting corn, squash and beans. Lenape men went hunting for deer, elk, turkeys, and small game, and caught fish in the rivers and inlets. Delaware Indian foods included soup, cornbread, dumplings and salads. Here is a website with more information abouttraditional Indian hairstyles.

Today, some Lenape people still have a traditional headband or moccasins, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechclot hs... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Yes, the Lenni Lenape tribe used bark and dugout canoes to travel on the Delaware River and the East Coast. Since they moved to Oklahoma, however, Lenape traditions ofcanoe-building have mostly been lost. Over land, the Lenapes used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until Europeans brought them here.) Lenape Indians used sleds and snowshoes to help them travel in the winter. Today, of course, Lenape people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.

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Lenape hunters used bows and arrows. Lenape warriors wielded heavy wooden war clubs, and also carried body-length shields of moosehide and wood. Here is a website with pictures and information aboutNative American war clubs. Other tools that were commonly made and used by Lenape people included clay pottery, likethis, and wooden hoes used for agriculture.

The Lenape tribe is known for theirNative American beadwork andbasketry products. Like other eastern Native Americans, the Leni Lenape also craftedwampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. Thesymbols and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

The two most important Lenape instruments aredrums andflutes. Lenape drums were usually large and several men would play them together at tribal festivals and ceremonies. Flutes were carved from wood are were most often used to play love songs. Here is avideo of drummers performing a song at the Lenni Lenape pow wow.

What other Native Americans did the Lenni Lenape tribe interact with?
The Lenape Indians were close relatives of theNanticoke andMunsee Delaware tribes. These tribes were never united into a single confederacy, but they all considered themselves Delaware Indians. The Delaware tribes traded regularly with all the other New England Indians, especially theWampanoag andMohican Indians, and they often fought with the powerfulIroquois League.

There are many traditional Lenni Lenape legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Lenape Indian culture. Here's one legend aboutCan you recommend a good book for me to read?
You may ehow the crow got black feathers. Here's a website where you can read more about Lenape mythology.

Spirituality and religion were important parts of Lenape life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to a vo id imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Lenape people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutLenape beliefs or this site aboutNative American Indian beliefs in general.

nj oy Legends of the Delaware Indians, which is a nice collection of Lenape legends compiled by a Delaware Indian author. If you want to know more about Lenape history and culture, two interesting sources areThe Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania (for younger kids) andThe Delaware Indians (for slightly older kids). You can also browse through our reading list of recommended Native American books for kids. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

You will need to ask your teacher for the format he or she wanted you to use. The authors' names are Laura Redish and Orrin Lewis and the title of our site is Native Languages of the Americas. We are a nonprofit educational organization wor king to preserve and protect Native American languages and culture. You can learn more about our organizationhere. Our website was first created in 1998 and last updated in 2020.

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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Ottawas for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to look through our mainOttawa language andculture pages for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Ottawa pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

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Ottawa Tribe

Ottawa is pronounced "AH-ta-wa," the same as the city in Canada (which was named after them.) It is spelled Odawa in their native language, and it means "traders." The Ottawa people call themselvesAnishinabe in their own language, which means 'original person.'

The Ottawa tribe is related to theChippewa tribe (also known as the Ojibway tribe.) The Chippewas and Ottawas have similar customs and speak dialects of the same language--just like Americans and Canadians speak English with different accents. But like America and Canada, the Chippewa and Ottawa tribes were politically independent. After Europeans arrived, some Chippewa and Ottawa bands merged together, but in most cases, the two nations remain independent today.

Most Ottawa Indian people live in their original homeland in southern Ontario andMichigan state. Other Ottawas were deported to Oklahoma by the US government, and some Ottawas assimilated into Ojibway bands. There are about 15,000 Ottawa Indians today.

Each Ottawa community lives on its ownreservation (or reserve, in Canada.) Reservations are lands that belong to Indian tribes and are under their control. Communities of Ottawa Indians are calledtribes in the United States and First Nations in Canada. Each Ottawa tribe is politically independent and has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. Some Ottawa bands have formed coalitions withChippewa bands to address common problems.

The political leader of an Ottawa band is called achief (gimaa or ogimaa in the Ottawa/Ojibway language.) In the past Ottawa chiefs were men chosen by tribal councilmembers, often from among the last chief's sons, nephews, or sons-in-law. Today Ottawa chiefs are elected in most Ottawa bands, like mayors and governors.

There are about 15,000 citizens of Ottawa Indian bands in Michigan, Ontario, and Oklahoma today. There are also other people who are Ottawa descendants but are not tribal members.

Most Ottawa people speak English, but some of them also speak their nativeOdawa language. Odawa is usually considered a dialect of theOjibwa language. Odawa and Ojibwa speakers have different accents, just like American and Canadian English speakers. Here is acomparison of Odawa, Ojibway, and Algonquin vocabulary. If you'd like to learn a few easy Odawa words,aaniin (pronounced ah-neen) is a friendly greeting and miigwech (pronounced mee-gwetch) means "thank you." You can listen to an Ojibway man talk his languagehere and read a picture glossaryhere.

Here is the homepage of Little Traverse Bay Odawa tribal administratorFred Harrington. On his site you can find information about the Ottawa people in the past and today.

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They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Ottawa children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But they did havedolls and toys to play with, and older boys liked to playlacrosse. Like many Native Americans, Ottawa mothers traditionally carried their babies incradleboards on their backs--a custom which many American parents haveadopted now.

Ottawa women were farmers and did most of the child care and cooking. Ottawa men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Both genders practiced story-telling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. In the past, Ottawa chiefs were always men, but today an Ottawa Indian woman could be chief too.

Ottawa people didn't live in tepees. They lived in villages of birchbark houses calledwaginogan, or wigwams. There were also longhouses and sweat lodges in Ottawa villages. Here are somepictures of American Indian housing like the homes Ottawa Indians used. Today, Native Americans only build a wigwam for fun or to connect with their heritage. Most Ottawas live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Ottawa women wore long dresses with detachable sleeves, and in the winter, they wore robes made of rabbit skin. But Ottawa men usually went naked or wore only a cloak, even in cold weather and in battle, to show how tough they were. The Ottawas usually woreleather moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Ottawas adapted European clothing like cloth blouses and jackets, decorating them withfancy beadwork. Here are some more photographs and links aboutnative costume in general.

Traditionally, the Ottawas wore leather headbands with feathers standing up in the back. In the 1800's, some Ottawa men began wearing long headdresses like their neighbors theSioux. Other Ottawa men wore their hair in theMohawk style, using grease to spike their hair very high in front, and sometimes added a porcupine roach. Here are some pictures of these different styles ofNative American head dress. Ottawa women usually wore one long braid. The Ottawas often painted their faces and arms, using different patterns for war paint and festive decoration. Ottawa men also wore extensivetribal tattoos over their whole bodies.

Today, some Ottawa people still wear moccasins or a beaded shirt, but they also wear modern clothes like jeans... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Yes--the Ottawa Indian tribe was well-known for their birchbark canoes. Here is a website withbirchbark canoe pictures. Canoeing is still popular within the Ottawa nation today. Over land, the Ottawas used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) The Ottawas also had sleds and snowshoes to help them travel in the winter. Today, of course, Ottawa people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.

What was Ottawa food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Ottawas were farming people. Ottawa women grew crops of corn, beans, and squash. Ottawa men hunted deer and small game and went fishing in their canoes. Ottawa Indian foods included cornbread and soups. Here is a website with more information aboutNative American crops.

Ottawa hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, clubs, and hide shields. Ottawa fishermen used bone fishhooks and sinew lines. Here is a website with pictures and information abouttraditional Native American weapons.

Ottawa artists are known for theirbeadwork andbasketry. Like other eastern American Indians, Ottawa Indians also craftedwampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. Thedesigns and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

There are lots of traditional Ottawa legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Ottawa Indian culture. Here is an Ottawa story aboutwhy corn and beans are planted together. Here's a website where you can read more aboutOttawa myths.

Spirituality and religion were important parts of Ottawa life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Ottawa people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutOttawa religious traditions or this site aboutNative American beliefs in general.

Can you recommend a good book for me to read?
You may enjoy Shadow of the Wolf. That is a historical fiction novel for young readers about a nineteenth-century Michigan girl interacting with thePotawatomi and Ottawa Indians. If you want to know more about Ottawa culture and history, one good source for kids isThe Ottawa. You may be interested in this biography of Ottawa Chief Pontiac,Forest Warrior. You can also browse through our recommendations ofNative American books in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

You will need to ask your teacher for the format he or she wants you to use. The authors' names are Laura Redish and Orrin Lewis and the title of our site is Native Languages of the Americas. We are a nonprofit educational organization working to preserve and protect Native American languages and culture. You can learn more about our organizationhere. Our website was first created in 1998 and last updated in 2020.

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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Shawnees for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to look through our mainShawnee language andculture pages for in-depth information, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Shawnee pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

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Shawnee Tribe

Shawnee is pronounced "shaw-NEE." It comes from the Shawnee wordshawanwa, which means "southerner." In history books, you can sometimes see the same name spelled Shawano or Sewanee.

The original Shawnee home land was in Ohio,Kentucky, andIndiana. But the Shawnees were far-ranging people. Shawnee villages were located as far north as New York state and as far south as Georgia. Here is amap showing Shawnee and other Indian migrations. Today, most Shawnees live in Oklahoma, where they were deported by the US government.

There are three Shawnee bands in Oklahoma. Like most Native American tribes, the Shawnee Indian tribes areautonomous. That means each tribe has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Shawnee are also US citizens and must obey American law.

In the past, each Shawnee village or band was governed by its own chief and tribal council. The Shawnees also had war chiefs, who were chosen by other warriors based on their bravery and military skill. But all of them owed allegiance to one mainprincipal chief. The principal chief was a member of the ruling clan who the other Shawnee leaders chose to be in charge of the entire tribe. The Shawnee principal chief was a powerful figure, but he needed the support of his people to stay in power-- otherwise he could be replaced. Today each Shawnee tribe is governed by a tribal committee that is elected by all the tribal members.

Technically, no. The lands belonging to the Shawnee and other Oklahoma Indian tribes aretrust lands, not reservations. There are some legal differences between these two kinds of lands, but they are not very important. Many Oklahoma Indians call their homelands a reservation anyway.

Shawnee Indians all s peak English today. Some elders also speak their native Shawnee language, which is songlike and has complicated verbs with many parts. If you'd like to know a few easy Shawnee words, "bezon" (pronounced bay-zone) is a friendly greeting and "neahw" (pronounced nay-aw) means "thank you." You can listen to Shawnee being spokenhere and read a Shawnee picture glossaryhere.

Today Shawnee is anendangered language because most children aren't learning it anymore. However, some Shawnee people are working to keep their language alive.

Here are the home pages of the Absentee Shawnee andEastern Shawnee tribes, where you can learn about the Shawnee people past and present.

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They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. In the past, Shawnee kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But Shawnee children did havedolls, toys and games, like miniature bows and arrows and hand-held ball games. Like many Native Americans, Shawnee mothers traditionally carried their babies incradleboards on their backs--a custom which many American parents haveadopted now.

What were men and women's roles in the Shawnee tribe?

Shawnee men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Shawnee women were farmers and also did child care and cooking. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. In the past, Shawnee principal chiefs were always men, but either a man or a woman could be a village chief.

The Shawnees didn't live in tepees. They lived in small round dwellings calledwikkums, or wigwams. Here are some images ofAmerican Indian wigwams like the ones Shawnee Indians used. Each Shawnee village also included a larger council house built from wood. Today, Native Americans only build a wigwam for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for shelter. Most Shawnees live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Shawnee women wore skirts with leggings. Shawnee men worebreechclouts and leggings. Shirts were not necessary in the Shawnee culture, but both men and women often wore ponchos in cool weather. The Shawnees woremoccasins on their feet. As they migrated from place to place, the Shawnees adopted clothing styles from many other Indian tribes and from white settlers as well. Here is apicture of Shawnee Indian clothing, and photos and links aboutAmerican Indian dress in general.

The Shawnees didn't wearheaddresses like theSioux. Sometimes they wore a beaded headband with a feather or two in it. Shawnee people usually wore their hair long, though Shawnee warriors sometimes shaved their heads in theMohawk style. Many Shawnees painted designs onto their faces, and some woreWhat was Shawnee food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Shawnees were farming people. Shawnee women planted and harvested corn and squash. Shawnee men hunted in the forest for deer, turkeys, and small game and went fishing in the rivers and lakes. Shawnee Indian food included soup, cornbread, and stews. Here is a website with more information abouttribal tattoos.

Today, some Shawnee people still have a traditional headband or moccasins, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Yes, the Shawnees madedugout canoes by hollowing out large trees. Here is a website with pictures of differentIndian canoes. Over land, the Shawnee tribe used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) Today, of course, Shawnee people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.

traditional Native American Indian food.

Shawnee hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, stone tomahawks, and spears. Shawnee fisherman used spears and nets. Here is a website of pictures and information aboutNative American weapons.

The Shawnee tribe is known for theirbeadwork,pottery, andwood carving. Like other eastern American Indians, the Shawnee also craftedwampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. Thedesigns and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

What other Native Americans did the Shawnee tribe interact with?
The Shawnee were a very far-ranging tribe, so they interacted with many different nations. Further to the north, the Shawnees were allies of theDelaware Indians and enemies of theIroquois tribes. Further to the south, the most important neighbors of the Shawnee tribe were theCherokee,Chickasaw, andCreek Indians. Sometimes the Shawnees traded with these tribes, and other times they fought them.Can you recommend a good book for me to read?
If you want to know more about Shawnee culture and history, two interesting sources for kids are

There are lots of traditional Shawnee legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Shawnee Indian culture. Here is one well-known tale abouta Shawnee man who married a sky daughter.

Spirituality and religion were important parts of Shawnee life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Shawnee people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutShawnee mythology or this site aboutIndian religion in general.

Shawnee American Indians andThe Shawnee. A more thorough history of the Shawnees for teenagers or adults isThe Shawnee Indians by Randolph Noe. You could also read a biography of Tecumseh, likeTecumseh: Shawnee Leader (for younger kids) orTecumseh: A Life (for older kids). A more exciting read may be Panther in the Sky, a historical fiction novel that follows Tecumseh's life closely. You can also browse through our recommendations ofNative American books in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Miamis for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to look through our mainMiami language andculture pages for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Miami pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages. Photographs are the property of the sources we have credited.

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Miami Tribe

Miami comes from the Miami-Illinois word Myaamia, which means "allies."

The Miami Indians had their original home land inIndiana, Illinois,Michigan andOhio. However, many of them were forced to move to Oklahoma during the Indian Removals. Here is amap showing Miami, Wea, and Piankashaw Indian migrations. Today, there are two Miami Indian communities: one in Indiana, and one in Oklahoma.

No, the similarity is a coincidence. Miami, Florida got its name from a Tequesta placename,Maymi, which may have meant "wide lake." The Tequesta and Miami Indian languages are not related at all. Maumee, Ohio is named after the Miami Indian people, and so is Miami University.

The Miami tribe in Oklahoma has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Miamis are also US citizens and must obey American law. The Miami tribe in Indiana is notfederally recognized. That means the Miami Indians of Indiana don't have a reservation or their own government. However, they still have traditional Miami leadership and tribal meetings.

In the past, the Miami tribe was ruled by twochiefs. One was a village chief, chosen by the leaders of the Miami clans, and the other was a war chief, chosen by the other warriors. Today, Miami chiefs are elected by the people, just like mayors and governors.

There are about 5000 members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma today. There are about 2500 Miami Indian people in Indiana.

In the past, they spoke their nativeMiami-Illinois language. It has this long name because two tribes, theIllini and the Miamis, spoke the same language with different accents--just like Americans and Canadians both speak English. Unfortunately, no Miami Indian people are fluent in this language anymore. However, the Miami tribe is working hard to teach young people their ancestral language again.

Miami is a musical language with complicated verbs. If you'd like to know a few easy Miami words, "aya" (pronounced ah-yah) means "hello" and "niihka" (pronounced nee-ka) means "friend." You can also read a Miami picture glossaryhere.

Here is thehome page of the Eastern Miami tribe, where you can learn about the Miami people past and present.

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They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But they did have toys and games, miniature bows and arrows, anddolls made from corn husks. The Miami Indians didn't believe in physical punishment, so Miami kids who misbehaved were scolded instead of getting a spanking. Miami mothers, like many Native Americans, traditionally carried their infants incradleboards on their backs. Here is a website with pictures ofNative American cradle boards.

What were men and women's roles in the Miami tribe?

Miami Indian men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Miami women were farmers and did most of the child care and cooking. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. Only men could be Miami Indian chiefs in the past, but women had important roles overseeing religious festivals and negotiating peace treaties. Today, a Miami woman could be chief too... and a Miami man can be a farmer.

The Miamis didn't live in tepees. They lived in villages of small oval houses with walls made of woven reeds. Each Miami village also had a larger wooden council house. Today, Native Americans only build a reed house for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for shelter. Most Miamis live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Miami women wore skirts with leggings. Miami men worebreechcloths. The Miamis did wear shirts in cool weather, but even in wintertime, Miami men didn't wear long pants Miami Indians also woreleather moccasins on their feet. Here are some photos and links aboutIndian clothing in general.

The Miamis didn't wearNative headdresses like theSioux. Sometimes they wore a beaded headband with a few red feathers in it. Miami women wore their hair long, sometimes braided or tied in a bun. Miami men usually shaved their heads in theMohawk style and wore a porcupine roach. (These roaches are made of porcupine hair, not their sharp quills!) Here is a website with Mohawk and otherIndian hairstyle pictures. Miami men and women both painted their faces for different occasions, and alsoWhat was Miami Indian food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Miamis were farming people. Miami food crops included corn, beans, and squash. Miami Indian men also hunted buffalo. They set controlled fires to drive the large animals towards the hunters. Miami recipes included soup, cornbread, and stews. Here is a website with more information abouttattooed themselves with more permanent designs.

Today, some Miami people still have a traditional headband or moccasins, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Yes, Miami Indians made dugout canoes by hollowing out large trees. Here's a website withdugout canoe pictures. Over land, the Miamis used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) The dogs carried backpacks or pulled wooden drag sleds calledtravois. Today, of course, Miami people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.

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Miami hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, tomahawks, and spears. Miami men also used shields of buffalo hide to deflect enemy arrows. Here is a website withpictures of Indian weapons.

The Miami tribe is known for theirquillwork,beadwork, and embroidery.

What other Native Americans did the Miami tribe interact with?
The Miamis traded with all the other tribes of the Great Lakes region, and sometimes with tribes who lived further away. Miami people especially liked to trade buffalo hides to theIroquois for shell beads. The Miamis sometimes fought with theSioux and Chickasaw, but in general, they got along very well with other Indian tribes. In fact, in the late 1700's the Miami tribe led a coalition of Great Lakes tribes including theOjibway, Potawatomi, andShawnee.
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There are lots of traditional Miami legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Miami culture. Here is one traditional story about afight between Possum and Rabbit. Here's a website where you can read more aboutMiami mythology.

Spirituality and religion were important parts of Miami life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Miami people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutMiami mythology or this site aboutIndian belief in general.

Little Turtle, who was a famous Miami leader, or ofFrances Slocum, who was a Quaker girl who became the wife of a Miami chief. If you want to know more about Miami culture and history, one interesting source is The Miami Indians of Indiana. You can also browse through our recommendations ofNative American books in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people in search of Wyandot Indian information for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to visit our mainWyandot website for more in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Wyandot pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

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Wyandot is pronounced "WHY-an-dot." It comes from their tribal name, Wendat, which means "peninsula people." Some Wyandot people in Oklahoma use the spellingWyandotte instead.

Yes.Huron was the French name for the Wyandot tribe. It means "wild boar" in French. The French thought that theMohawk haircuts of the Huron warriors looked like the bristles on a wild boar's neck.

No. The Wyandot language is related to the Iroquois languages, but the Wyandots have never been part of the Iroquois Confederacy. In fact, they were usually enemies of the Iroquois.

The Wyandots are original residents of the St. Lawrence Valley in Quebec. Some Wyandot people still live there today, in the Huron-Wendat First Nation. Many other Wyandots fled to Ohio and Michigan after a defeat by the Iroquois. Most of their descendants were forced to move to Kansas and Oklahoma along with other US tribes during the Indian Removals of the 1800's. Here is amap showing Wyandot and other Indian migrations.

There are two Wyandot communities in the United States--one in Oklahoma and one in Kansas--and a third community in Quebec, Canada. A Wyandot community is known as atribe in the US and a First Nation in Canada. Each Wyandot tribe or First Nation lives on its ownreservation or reserve, which is land that belongs to the tribe and is legally under their control.

In the past, the Wyandots had a political confederacy, similar to the Iroquois Confederacy. The Wendat or Huron Confederacy was governed by a council of chiefs, one from each Wyandot band. Today, the three Wyandot tribes are politically independent. Each one has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country.

Wyandot people in the United States speak English today, and in Canada, most Hurons speak French. In the past, they spoke their nativeHuron-Wendat language. The last fluent Huron-Wendat speakers died in the 1960's, but there are still Wyandot elders who remember some of the language, and today some young people are trying to learn Huron-Wendat again. If you'd like to learn a few easy Wyandot words,kweh (pronounced kway) is a friendly greeting andtizameh (pronounced tih-zhuh-may) means "thank you." You can see a Huron-Wendat picture glossaryhere.

Here is the homepage of theWyandot Nation of Kansas, where you can learn about the Wyandot people past and present.

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They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Wyandot children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like colonial children. But they did havecorn husk dolls, toys, and games to play, such as snowsnake, where kids tried to glide a game piece furthest across the snow.Lacrosse was a popular sport among Wyandot teenagers as it was among adult men. Like many Native Americans, Wyandot mothers traditionally carried their babies incradleboards on their backs--a custom which many American parents haveadopted now.

What were men and women's roles in the Wyandot tribe?

Like their distant cousins theIroquois, the Wyandots had an even division of power between men and women. Wyandot men were in charge of hunting, war, and diplomacy. Wyandot women were in charge of farming, property, and family. Men made political decisions for the tribe, and women made decisions for the clans. Only men could be chiefs, but only women could vote on who got to be the chief.

Today, traditional Wyandot gender roles have diminished. Wyandot women can be council members too... and Wyandot men get to vote!

The Wyandot Indians lived in villages oflonghouses, which were large wood-frame houses covered with sheets of bark. One Wyandot house could be 150 feet long, and an entire clan lived in it--up to 60 people! Many Wyandot villages hadpalisades (reinforced walls) around them for protection. Here are some pictures oflong houses like the ones Huron Indians used, and adrawing of what a longhouse looked like on the inside. Today, longhouses are only used for ceremonial purposes. Wyandot families live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

Wyandot men worebreechcloths and leggings. In winter they would also wear deerskin tunics. Wyandot women wore wraparound skirts with poncho-style blouses or deerskin dresses with removable sleeves. The Wyandots woremoccasins on their feet. Here are some more photographs and links aboutIndian clothing in general.

The Wyandots didn't wearNative American warbonnet headdresses like theSioux. Wyandot chiefs sometimes wore a special feathered cap. Wyandot women usually wore their hair in one long braid. Some Wyandot men wore their hair long too, but others shaved their heads in theMohawk style. Some warriors even made this hairstyle more impressive by adding a brightly coloredporcupine roach. Wyandot men painted their faces and bodies and sometimes woreWhat was Wyandot food like in the days before supermarkets?
The Wyandot were farming people. Wyandot women harvested corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers. Wyandot men hunted deer, wild turkeys, and small game, and went fishing in the rivers. Wyandot recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews. Here is a website with more information abouttribal tattoos, but women didn't paint or tattoo themselves.

Today, Wyandot people wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear roaches in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Yes--the Wyandot Indians used birchbark canoes to travel along the St. Lawrence River. Here is a website with pictures ofAmerican Indian canoes. Over land, the Wyandots used dogs as pack animals. There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe. Today, of course, Wyandot people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes.

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Wyandot hunters used bows and arrows to shoot game. Wyandot fishermen used spears, fishing poles, and large nets. In war, Wyandot men fired arrows or fought with war clubs and spears. Here is a website of pictures and information aboutNative American weapons.

Traditional Wyandot art includedpottery,weaving, andbeadwork. Like other eastern tribes, the Wyandots also craftedwampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. Thedesigns and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

What other Native Americans did the Wyandot tribe interact with?
The Wyandots were important traders who controlled many of the northern trade routes. Almost all of the eastern Algonquian tribes, such as theAbenaki, Mohican, andWhat about Wyandot religion?
Spirituality and religion were important parts of Wyandot, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Wyandot people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutWampanoag tribes, used the Wyandots as middlemen. They fought frequently with the powerfulIroquois Confederacy, especially theSeneca tribe. But when they weren't at war, the Wyandots traded with the Iroquois tribes too.
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There are lots of traditional Wyandot legends and fairy tales. Story-telling is very important to the Wyandot Indian culture. Here is a Wyandot legend about thecreation of the world. Here's a website where you can read more aboutWyandot mythology.

Wyandotte traditions or this site aboutNative American spirituality in general.

North American Indians Today: Huron is a good look at Wyandot life past and present. Older readers can learn more about Huron history inHuron: Indians of North America orThe Huron: Farmers of the North. You may also enjoy Wyandot Folklore, which is a nice collection of Huron-Wendat legends. Or you can browse through our reading list of recommendedAmerican Indian books in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

You will need to ask your teacher for the format he or she wants you to use. The authors' names are Laura Redish and Orrin Lewis and the title of our site is Native Languages of the Americas. We are a nonprofit educational organization working to preserve and protect Native American languages and culture. You can learn more about our organizationhere. Our website was first created in 1998 and last updated in 2015.

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Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Senecas for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to visit ourSeneca language and culture pages for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Seneca pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages. Photographs are the property of the sources we have credited.

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Seneca is pronounced "SEH-neh-kah." It comes from the name of one of their villages, Osininka. In their own language, the Senecas call themselvesOnandowaga, which means "people of the mountain."

The Senecas originally lived in New York state. Here is amap of Seneca and other Iroquois territory in New York. Many Seneca people still live in New York today, but others were forced to migrate to Oklahoma or Canada.

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Yes, the Seneca nation was one of the original members of the Iroquois League, or Kanonsionni in their own language ("league of clans.") The other member nations were the the Oneida, the Cayuga, the Onondaga, and the Mohawk tribe, Later on the Tuscarora tribe also joined the confederacy. Today these long-term allies refer to themselves as theHaudenosaunee ("people of the longhouse") or Six Nations.

The Seneca nation had a tribal council chosen by the Senecaclan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders.) But the Senecas were also subject to the decisions made by the Iroquois Great Council. Eight Seneca chiefs represented their tribe's interests in the Iroquois Council. This is similar to American states which each have their own government, but are all subject to the US government. In fact, the Iroquois Confederacy was one of the examples of representative democracy used as a model by America's founding fathers.

Today there are three Seneca bands in New York, each with its ownreservation. A reservation is land that belongs to an Indian tribe and is under their control. Each Seneca tribe has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. But the Senecas are also US citizens and must obey American law. There is also a combined Seneca-Cayuga tribe in Oklahoma, and some Seneca people live on the Six Nations Reserve in Canada, which they share with members of the other Iroquois nations.

Most Seneca people speak English today, but some elders also speak their nativeSeneca language. Seneca is a complex language with many sounds that are unlike the sounds in English. If you'd like to know a few easy Seneca words, "sgëno'" (pronounced similar to sgay-noh) is a friendly greeting, and "niyawë" (pronounced similar to nee-yah-wenh) means 'thank you.' You can hear Seneca words being spokenhere and read a Seneca picture glossaryhere.

Today Seneca is anendangered language because most children aren't learning it anymore. However, some Seneca Indian people are working to keep their language alive.

Here is the home page of the Seneca Nation of New York, where you can find information about the Seneca Indians past and present.

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They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Seneca children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But they did have corn husk dolls, toys, and games, such as one game where kids tried to throw a dart through a moving hoop. Lacrosse was also a popular sport among Seneca boys as it was among adult men. Like many Native Americans, Seneca Indian mothers traditionally carried their babies in cradleboard carriers. on their backs--a custom which many American parents have adopted.

What were men and women's roles in the Seneca Indian tribe?

Seneca men were in charge of hunting, trading, and war. Seneca women were in charge of farming, property, and family. These different roles were also reflected in Seneca government. Seneca clans were always ruled by women, who made the land and resource decisions for each clan. But the chiefs, who made military decisions and trade agreements, were always men. Only men represented the Seneca Nation at the Iroquois Great Council, but only women voted to determine who the Seneca representatives would be. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

The Seneca Indians lived in villages of longhouses, which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark. Seneca homes could be a hundred feet long, and an entire clan lived in each one--up to 60 people! Here are some pictures of an Indian longhouse like the one the Senecas used, and a drawing of what longhouses looked like on the inside. Today, longhouses are only used for ceremonial purposes. The Senecas live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

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Seneca men wore breechcloths with leggings. Seneca women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings. Men did not originally wear shirts in Seneca culture, but women often wore a long tunic called a kilt or overdress. Like most Native Americans, the Senecas wore moccasins on their feet. Here is a website with pictures of moccasins. In colonial times, the Seneca tribe adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique. Here is a webpage about traditional Iroquois dress, and here are some photographs and links about Native clothing style in general.

The Senecas didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux. Men wore traditional Iroquois headdresses, which were feathered caps with a different insignia for each tribe. (The Seneca headdress has one eagle feather standing straight on top of it.) Seneca women sometimes wore special beaded tiaras. In times of war, Seneca men often shaved their heads except for a scalplock or a crest down the center of their head. This is popularly known as a Mohawk hairstyle, but warriors in all the Iroquois tribes, including the Seneca, wore their hair this way. Sometimes they would augment this hairstyle with splayed feathers or artificial roaches made of brightly dyed porcupine and deer hair. Here are some pictures of these different kinds of Native headdress. Seneca women only cut their hair when they were in mourning. Otherwise they wore it long and loose or plaited into a long braid. Men sometimes decorated their faces and bodies with Indian tattoo designs, but Seneca women generally didn't paint or tattoo themselves.

Today, some Seneca people still wear moccasins or a beaded shirt, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear feathers in their hair on special occasions like a dance.

Sometimes--the Seneca Indians did use elm-bark or dugout canoes for fishing trips, but usually preferred to travel by land. Originally the Seneca tribe used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) In wintertime, the Senecas used laced snowshoes and sleds to travel through the snow.

What was Seneca food like in the days before supermarkets?

The Seneca Indians were farming people. Seneca women planted crops of corn, beans, and squash and harvested wild berries and herbs. Seneca men hunted deer and elk and fished in the rivers and the shores of Lake Ontario. Seneca Indian foods included cornbread, soups, and stews, which they cooked on stone hearths. Here is a website with more information about Indian farms.

Seneca hunters used bows and arrows. Seneca fishermen used spears and fishing poles. Seneca warriors used their bows and arrows or fought with clubs, spears and shields. Here are pictures and information about the Native American spear and other traditional weapons. Other Seneca artifacts included stone adzes (hand axes for woodworking), flint knives for skinning animals, and wooden hoes for farming. The Senecas and other Iroquois were skilled woodworkers, steaming wood so that it could be bent to make curved tools. Some Iroquois artisans still make lacrosse sticks this way today.

The Seneca Indians were known for their false face masks, which are considered such a sacred art form that outsiders are still not permitted to view many of these masks. Native American beadwork and quilling art are more common Seneca crafts. The Senecas also craftedwampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. The designs and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

The two most important Seneca instruments are drums and flutes. Iroquois drums were often filled with water to give them a distinctive sound different from the drums of other tribes. Most Seneca music is very rhythmic and consists mostly of drumming and lively singing. Flutes were used to woo women in the Seneca tribe. A young Seneca man would play beautiful flute music outside his girlfriend's longhouse at night to show her he was thinking about her.

What other Native Americans did the Seneca tribe interact with?
The most important neighbors of the Seneca tribe were the other Iroquois nations: theCayuga, Onondaga,Oneida, and Mohawks. Before the Iroquois Confederacy existed the Senecas sometimes fought with the other Iroquois tribes, but once the alliance was formed they were loyal to each other. The Iroquois were fierce warriors who fought with most of the other eastern tribes, particularly theWabanaki, theAnishinaabe, and theMohican tribe. The Senecas also engaged in trade with their neighbors, exchanging corn and woodcrafts for furs and quahog shells.

There are lots of traditional Seneca legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Seneca Indian culture. Here is a Seneca story about arace between Bear and Turtle. Here's a website where you can read more aboutSeneca myths.

Spirituality and religion were important parts of Seneca life, and some people continue to practice traditional beliefs today. It is respectful to avoid imitating religious rituals for school projects since some Seneca people care about them deeply. You can read and learn about them, however. You can visit this site to learn more aboutIroquois religion or this site aboutNative belief in general.

Can you recommend a good book for me to read?
You may enjoy One Real American, a biography of a 19th-century Seneca general. One book about the Seneca tribe for younger readers isThe Seneca, which has many photographs about traditional and contemporary Seneca life.Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois is a lively look at the origins of this traditional sport and Iroquois culture in general, tracing the lives three generations of Iroquois lacrosse players.Legends of the Iroquois is a good collection of traditional Six Nations stories, retold by a Mohawk author.Wampum Belts of the Iroquois is an interesting look at the symbolism and significance of the different wampum belt designs used by the Seneca and other Iroquois peoples. OrIf You Lived With The Iroquois provides a good look at daily life in the Iroquois tribes in the old days. You can also browse through our reading list of recommendedbooks on American Indians in general. Disclaimer: we are an Amazon affiliate and our website earns a commission if you buy a book through one of these links. Most of them can also be found in a public library, though!

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