AMAZING PEOPLE Hundreds of years ago North America was mostly wild open land Native American tribes lived on the land Each had its own language and customs The Ojibwe Oh-jihb-WAY are one Native American tribe Many know them for their ceremonies and handmade crafts Let’s learn more about these Native Americans Did You Know The Ojibwe call themselves Anishinaabe ah-nish-NA-bay This means the people
Early French settlers called the Ojibwe Saulteurs SOO-tuhrs The Canadian province Saskatchewan is named for the tribe
OJIBWE TERRITORY The Ojibwe are one of North America’s largest tribes Their homelands were in what is now Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario and Quebec in Canada In the United States the tribe also lived in present-day North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan
CANADA UNITED STATES OJIBWE HOMELANDS SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA ONTARIO QUEBEC NORTH DAKOTA MINNESOTA WISCONSIN MICHIGAN MEXICO N W E S