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Chippewa Indians
The Chippewa or Ojibwe refer to the same people and are one of the most populous and widely distributed Indian groups in North America. The tribe call themselves Anishinabe in their own language, which means 'original person.' Lands include Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario and Manitoba.
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How did the Chippewa make there baskets?
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The chumash tribe made their baskets by weaving juncus rush or bulrush reeds together. they were weaved very tightly to hold water, food, valuables, money, preparing and storing food and they were also used for carryinng babies.
Who is famous chippewa Indians?
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"Chippewa" is the US name for the tribe more widely known as Ojibwe or Ojibwa, but whose real name is Anishinaabe.
A few important chiefs in the tribe's history include:
- Hole in the Day (or Hole in the Sky), a Minnesota war chief whose ancestor had the same name.
- Mamongeseda
- Curly Head
- Shingwaukonse
- Nabunagoging
- Menissinowenninne
- Ne-bah-quah-om (Big Dog)
- Chief Buffalo
Were the ojibwa matriarchal or patriarchal?
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Matriarchal in most sense of that definition. The females owned the property and carried the name, if you married you joined her family. So in that sense they were matriarchal. Although she had no voice in council, so in that sense Patriarchal.
Tribal societies were balanced between both, each having their power in their respective realms.
What is the ojibwa word for wolf?
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In Mohawk the word for wolf is okwaho.
In Seneca the word for wolf is: tha:yö:nih
In Cayuga the word for wolf is: otahy:ni:
In Onondaga the word for wolf is: thahyų:nih
In Cherokee (an Iroquoian language) the word for wolf is wahya.
What was the impact of land for the Ojibwa?
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In some storms the house can get like a blab
How do you say great grandmother in ojibwa?
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Ojibwe is made up of many different dialects, so as a result there are many different words meaning "spirit" in the Ojibwe language:
- aadisookaan
- achaag
- achaak
- ojaak
- bawaagan (a guardian spirit animal)
- bawaajigan mayaajiiging (a guardian spirit plant)
- gichi-manidoo (Great Spirit)
- gichi-ojichaag (Holy Spirit
- giizis (sun spirit)
- jiibay (spirit of the dead)
- Jiibayaabooz (spirit rabbit)
- maji-achaag (bad spirit)
- maji-aya`aa (evil spirit)
- Makwa Manidoo (bear spirit)
- Manidoo-bizhiki (buffalo spirit)
- zhaawanosii (south spirit)
- ninjaak (my spirit)
What did chippewa Indians do?
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im sure they did something. if u r seriously asking the question wt did they do, u need to be more specific
How did the ojibwa first nations use their environment to survive?
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flora was a natural resource they needed many of them they were usefull in there palace
What does the wolf mean to Ojibwa native Americans?
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The wolf symbolizes different things to different tribes. For us, the wolf symbolizes strength , intelligence, cunning and a being close to the spirit world.
What does ojibwa mean?
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One translation of the word 'ojibwa'' means ''puckered up'' and probably refers to the puckered seams on Ojibwa moccasins.
Is Ojibwa the same as Chippewa?
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The real name of the tribe is Anishinaabe, referring to a tribal tradition about their origin.
The terms Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa and Ojibway are all poor attempts by early explorers to pronounce the word ojiibwabwe(puckered up), referring to the distinctive style of their moccasins. All of these names are equally incorrect, but widely used today.
What region is the Ojibwa in?
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wow you guys don't know this?!?!?!?!
i don't know it either. ;P
P.S. just kidding
What are the Ojibwa's houses called?
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In the woodlands, Ojibway people lived in villages of birchbark houses called waginogans, or wigwams.
Why and what were there rivalries between the Ojibwa and the Lakota?
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I wanted you to tell me
What are the rules and rituals of the Chippewa?
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The Chippewa or Ojibwe people practice rituals similar to other native American tribes. The use of a sweat lodge and psychoactive plants to induce hallucination was one of the rituals practiced.
