Quick Facts

1. Who: Ottawa

2. When: came to Ohio in 1740

3. Where: northern Ohio

4. Food: corn, potatoes, peas, beans, pumpkins, wild rice. Hunt and fish. Tapped maple trees for maple syrup

5. Clothing: tattoos, leggings, deerskin skirts, moccasins

6. Shelter: in the summer they live in dome-roofed houses, after their fall harvest they split up into winter hunting groups

7. Tools: canoes, toboggans, snow shoes, sleds

The Ottawa say that the Great Spirit, Kitchi Manitou, created the world.

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