Potawatomi
Keepers of fire
Potawatomi refers to a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, particularly around Lake Michigan.
The Potawatomi were part of the Council of Three Fires alliance with the Ojibwe and Odawa peoples.
Today, several federally recognized Potawatomi nations exist, including the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Oklahoma and the Forest County Potawatomi in Wisconsin.
The word also refers to their Algonquian language: She is learning to speak Potawatomi.
Algonquian-speaking indigenous nation
- MenomineeUpper Midwest indigenous nation
- KickapooGreat Lakes indigenous people
- ShawneeOhio Valley indigenous nation
- LenapeAlgonquian-speaking Eastern people
Cree · Blackfoot · Cheyenne · Arapaho · Wampanoag · Narragansett · Pequot · Mohican
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
clan · totem · storytelling · feast · elder · medicine · tobacco · sweetgrass
Northern Great Lakes state
Group playing music together
- nationSovereign political entity
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- membershipState of belonging
reservation · council · chairman · elders · youth · gatherings · education · repatriation
Formal transfer of territory
- removalAct of taking away
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
Control over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- immersionState of being submerged
speakers · elders · documentation · dialects · recordings
Ojibwe
Algonquian-speaking indigenous nation
- MenomineeUpper Midwest indigenous nation
- KickapooGreat Lakes indigenous people
- ShawneeOhio Valley indigenous nation
Lenape · Cree · Blackfoot · Cheyenne · Arapaho · Wampanoag · Narragansett · Pequot · Mohican · Powhatan
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
beadwork · clan · totem · storytelling · feast · elder · medicine · tobacco · sweetgrass · sage
Michigan
Northern Great Lakes state
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
Kansas · Oklahoma · removal · woodlands · rivers · lakes · prairies
band
Group playing music together
- nationSovereign political entity
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
membership · reservation · council · chairman · elders · youth · gatherings · education · repatriation
cession
Formal transfer of territory
- removalAct of taking away
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
endangered
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
immersion · speakers · elders · documentation · dialects · recordings
PotawatomiIroquois
Native American confederacy
Seneca · Mohawk · Oneida · Iroquois Confederacy · Fox