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• The Chippewa are Native Americans who are a part of the Anishinaabe people. They have historically been located in areas of the northern United States including Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, and in Canada.

• Fast Facts

  1. Chippewa are also known as Ojibwa
  2. Part of Algonquian language family
  3. Anishinaabe tribe is 3rd largest in the United StatesMinnesota State University: First Nations of Minnesota
  4. U.S. population: More than 100,000U.S. Census Bureau: Chippewa 2000 census
  5. 22 Chippewa groups federally recognized in U.S.Lee Sultzman: Ojibwe History
  6. Originated the dreamcatcherNativeTech: Dream Catchers
  7. Anishinaabe means First-People
  8. Five original Anishinaabe clans: Bullhead, Crane, Pintail Duck, Bear, and Little Moose
  9. Belief system: Midewiwin, also known as Grand Medicine Society

• Ojibwa vs. Chippewa

  Different tribes within the U.S. and Canada identify with either the name Ojibwa or Chippewa. Most Americans know this group of indigenous people as Chippewa, but most Canadian tribes prefer the term Ojibwa. It has been speculated that Chippewa is a mispronunciation of Ojibwa.Lee Sultzman: Ojibwe History

• Quote

  Among the Indians there have been no written laws. Customs handed down from generation to generation have been the only laws to guide them. Every one might act different from what was considered right did he choose to do so, but such acts would bring upon him the censure of the Nation.... This fear of the Nation's censure acted as a mighty band, binding all in one social, honorable compact. -George Copway (Kah-ge-ga-bowh)First People: George Copway

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