Ojibwe
Chippewa nation's name
Ojibwe refers to an Indigenous people of the Great Lakes region of North America, also called Chippewa in the United States.
The word also names their Algonquian language, still spoken by tens of thousands: She's learning Ojibwe from her grandmother.
As an adjective, it describes their culture, traditions, and territory: Ojibwe beadwork, Ojibwe treaty rights.
White tree outer layer
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- quillworkEmbroidery with porcupine spines
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
wigwam · jingle dress · cradleboard · basket weaving · hide tanning · snowshoes · lacrosse stick · appliqué
Great Lakes indigenous nation
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- bandGroup playing music together
clan · elders · reservation · sovereignty · treaties · indigenous rights · Great Lakes · Algonquian
Five connected inland seas
Ceremonial stone circle arrangement
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- pipe ceremonySacred indigenous smoking rite
tobacco · cedar · sage · sweetgrass · dreamcatcher · creator · spirit · prophecy
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- maple sugaringExtracting syrup from trees
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
hunting · feasting · naming ceremony · clan system · oral history · regalia
North American language family
- immersionState of being submerged
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- dialectsRegional language variations
pronunciation · grammar · vocabulary · endangered · oral tradition · place names · Cree · Potawatomi
birchbark
White tree outer layer
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- quillworkEmbroidery with porcupine spines
canoe · wigwam · jingle dress · cradleboard · basket weaving · hide tanning · snowshoes · lacrosse stick · appliqué · floral designs
Chippewa
Great Lakes indigenous nation
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
band · clan · elders · reservation · sovereignty · treaties · indigenous rights · Great Lakes · Algonquian · Mississauga
Great Lakes
Five connected inland seas
wild rice · maple · fish · deer · bear · eagle · turtle · wolf · loon · wetlands
medicine wheel
Ceremonial stone circle arrangement
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
pipe ceremony · tobacco · cedar · sage · sweetgrass · dreamcatcher · creator · spirit · prophecy · fasting
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- maple sugaringExtracting syrup from trees
fishing · hunting · feasting · naming ceremony · clan system · oral history · regalia
Algonquian
North American language family
- immersionState of being submerged
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
dialects · pronunciation · grammar · vocabulary · endangered · oral tradition · place names · Cree · Potawatomi
- Anishinaabe PeoplesChippewa, Potawatomi, Ottawa, Mississauga, Algonquin
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- CanadiansCeline Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Comanche
- Indigenous CanadaFirst Nations, Metis, Inuit, Cree, Mohawk
OjibweEuropean settlers
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies
colonizers · white settlers · Canadian government · U.S. government