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  • • Native Americans, or American Indians, were the first people in Michigan.

    • The very first Native Americans in Michigan lived in Michigan long, long ago. They left behind artifacts like spear points and arrowheads.

    • The Hopewell, or Mound-builders, lived in parts of Michigan after these early people. 

    • After the Hopewell, came “The People of the Three Fires.” This was an alliance made up of the Potawatomi, the Odawa (Ottawa) and the Ojibway. They had similar cultures.

    • Other Native Americans who lived in Michigan included the Miami, the Huron, and the Menominee.

    • Many Native Americans still live in Michigan today. Like all cultural groups, it is important to them to keep their cultural traditions alive.