The Chippewas/Ojibwe Tribes

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Douglas Dalton Professor Bober ANTH 3440 7 April 2018 History of The Chippewas/Ojibwe Tribes In order to understand the historical legacy of a specific country or region, it is necessary to know and analyze the populations that inhabited, prior to the establishment of the colonial countries from Europe, the geographical space that currently corresponds to the American continent. In this case, the Ojibwe or Chippewa are one of the many tribes of Native Americans, who represent a very important part of a legacy that, culturally, refuses to disappear, and whose transcendence is vital for the understanding of the traditions of a millennial knowledge that have passed from one generation to another, until our days. That is why the Ojibwe, as being …show more content…

On this matter, Rosinsky explains that, due to this fact, "the Ojibwe traditionally moved from one place to another, within their territory" (12). That is to say, they were not entirely nomadic, but preferred to remain in specific places within the territory where they were settled, depending on the season, which conditioned the activities they carried out in terms of agriculture or hunting. A good example of this, is that, during the spring, the Ojibwe tended to gather maple sup, which they turn later into sugar. Also, a little before and during the summer, they approached the camps adjacent to the rivers or lakes, where they could hunt or fish, and in this way, keep the tribe supplied, while in autumn, they usually harvested the rice to dry it, so that it was stored for the coming winter. This is an excellent example of how the Ojibwe survived during centuries, the changing weather conditions in this region where they …show more content…

On this matter, by mid-1800s, the Ojibwe had signed off most of their lands, and thousands of Americans were rapidly turning those lands into prosperous farms (King 10). This meant a considerable loss of the territories of the Ojibwe, which, however, were allowed to live by their own rules and laws, as well as develop economic activities that, later in the 20th century, they could continue to carry out, despite the difficulties to maintain their customs, their way of life and their integral vision of nature and human

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