The Ojibwa originally lived in the Eastern areas of North America. In the 1600s they began a great migration westward to find new land because of the pressure from Europeans settlers arriving on the East Coast. They were part of a confederacy called the Three Fires Confederacy, made up of the Ojibwa, the Potawatomi, and the Ottawas. The Ojibwa settled along the shores of Lake Superior, the Potawatomi along the western shore of Lake Michigan. The Ottawas settled in what is now called Michigan.
Conserving and preserving the environment has always been a part of Native American life. In recent times, due to changes in our world, many new environmental problems have developed. Learn how Native Americans are working to identify and correct these problems.
Forced attempts to assimilate Indians into American culture, along with confusing and discriminatory policies, caused a deterioration of conditions for the Lake Superior Ojibwa Indians. Although nearly destroyed, the spirit and determination of the Ojibwa people persevered. That spirit is...
Located in northern Wisconsin, the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation is a spirited community of over 1,500 tribal members of the Mohican Indian Nation. Their name comes from the word “Muh-he-con-ne-ok,” or “place where the waters are never still.” Their community today offers generous natural...