my ethnic heritage by tina titan ethnic profile scotch irish dutch german gypsy english french...

My Ethnic Heritage

By Tina Titan

Ethnic Profile

• Scotch• Irish• Dutch• German• Gypsy• English• French• Italian

• Spanish• Danish• Indian• Originated in US, can

be dated back to 1400s, Kabance Family as far as 1800s

Country Demographics

• Potawatomi or Pottawatomie

• American Indian • Michigan area, near

Great Lakes

Country Demographics cont.

• Potawatomi lands at their peak, 1812

• 1, 959, 000 American Indians

• Potawatomi Tribal Court

Culture

• Language: Algonquian

• 500 people still speak the language today

• Clothing: Loin Cloth, deer skin dress, buck skin shirt (deer skin), moccasins

Culture cont.

• Farmers• Fall Agricultural Day• The Drum and

Dancing• Man would hunt and

farm• Women would cook

and tend to the making of materials

Tradition in Kabance Family: A family “get together”

Culture cont.

• Food: corn, bread, meat, etc.

• Horseback Riding, Bow and Arrow, Spear Throwing, a few others.

Fascinating!

• Trail of Death• Monuments• The Prairie Band

Potawatomi Reservation

Kabance honored Potawatomi family, 1999Sponsored Historic Marker

The End

Iwgwien!

Thank You