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Ojibwe (Anishinaabe)
~170,000Ojibwe, EnglishSince 1400 CE
About the Ojibwe People
The Ojibwe are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America. Masters of birch bark canoe construction and wild rice harvesting, they are keepers of the sacred Midewiwin Lodge and the Seven Fires Prophecy.
Cultural Traditions
Wild Rice Harvesting
Birch Bark Canoes
Midewiwin Ceremonies
Dreamcatcher Making
Historical Timeline
1837
Treaty of St. Peters
1854
Treaty of La Pointe
1999
Supreme Court affirms treaty rights