Native American War Facts

1. Native American War Facts By Kevin

2. Supplies • In the war with the Dutch the Haudenosaunee got guns because the Wyandot got metal weapons and eventually guns.(2) • They had arrow/bow makers in the Ojibwa.(3) • People in the Ojibwa got there own personal sign on there arrows so when they kill something like a bear he can show he's the one who killed it so he got it.(3) • The Menominee hunters and warriors used stone axes,clubs and bows and arrows.(4) • In war Wyandot used spears, war club and bows.(5) • Ojibwa warriors used clubs, flails, bow and arrows and a hide shield.(3) • Warriors used leather cases to hold stuff.(1) • The Huron tribe had from 25,000-30,000 members.(9)

3. Pontiac’s War • Pontiac's war started in 1763.(8) • About 200 Native American warriors died in Pontiac's war.(8) • Fourteen different tribes were involved with Pontiac's war.(8) • During the Pontiac's war six Ottawa chiefs died.(7) • In Pontiac’s war, British officers infected Native Americans with blankets from people infected with small pox.(8)

4. Tecumseh’s War • Tecumseh's War started because Tecumseh did not agree with the Treaty of Fort Wayne.(10) • After Tecumseh's War, Americans blamed the British for their violence and giving them weapons. (10) • Tecumseh was thinking about forming an alliance with the British. (10) • Tecumseh was killed at Battle of Thames in Canada in 1813.(10) • Lenape Chief Buckongahelas one of the most important chiefs in the region died of either smallpox or influenza.(10

5. Sources • Native Americans (book) • Nations of the Eastern Great Lakes (book) • http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northeast/ojibwa.html • http://www.bigorrin.org/menominee_kids.htm • http://www.bigorrin.org/wyandot_kids.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe • Pontaic's war (book) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac's_War • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Wars • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh%27s_War