Ojibwa
Subtitle: people of forests and prairies
By: Michael G. Johnson
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781770858008
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians; Social life and customs; History
Description: Ojibwa describes the history and culture of the people, and introduces their most important figures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Great Lakes people before Europeans arrived ; The Ojibwa (Anishinabe) ; The Algonkian languages ; Ojibwa land; title: History. War of 1812 : military engagements with Indian involvement ; Treaties involving the Ojibwa or other tribes; title: Demography. Southeastern Ojibwa or Mississauga ; Southwestern Ojibwa or "Chippewa" ; Southwestern Ojibwa bands recognized by treaties ; Northern Ojibwa and Saulteaux ; Ottawa (Odawa) ; Potawatomi ; Nipissing ; Plains Ojibwa, Bungi or Western Saulteaux ; Plains Ojibwa present-day groups ; Métis; title: Culture. Warfare and weapons ; Woodland Ojibwa lifestyle ; Woodland Ojibwa beliefs ; Midewiwin, or, Grand Medicine Society ; Sun Dance and other Plains Ojibwa ceremonies; title: Material culture. Indigenous materials and clothing ; Skins coats ; Leggings ; Moccasins ; Use of birchbark ; Birchbark canoes ; Nativistic dress of later times ; Plains Ojibwa shirts ; Floral decoration ; Eagle feather headdresses ; Color plates ; Women's clothing ; Cradleboards ; Bags and pouches ; Panel bags ; Octopus bags ; Bandolier bags ; Fire bags, tobacco bags, and pipe bags ; Quillwork ; Modern ceremonial dress; title: People; title: Gazetteer; title: Canadian bands, populations, and maps.