Talk:Ojibwe

Some Ojibwe don't like "Chippewa"

I have an acquaintance who is part (half, I think) Ojibwe. He has told me that many Ojibwe don't like to be called "Chippewa" and consider that name mildly offensive. Anybody know anything about that? Ericp-nh (talk) 11:33, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Ojibway fluent speaker here, the pronunciation at that time was recorded inaccurately by ooo chhh eee bbb www aaayy - chee eee pii waa (Chippewa) was a distinction used in journals and writings within the United States. So we have mispronouncing and misspelling based on colonial perceptions of related tribes that spoke Algonquin HistorianSccurt (talk) 16:26, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

> I can't speak for Ojibwe who dislike "Chippewa", of course, but in southern Ontario, Chippewa is by far for the most common name used by the bands here. These include:

• Chippewas of the Thames
• Chippewas of Kettle Point and Stony Point
• Chippewas of Sarnia (now changed to Aamjiwnaang First Nation)
• Chippewas of Nawash
• Chippewas of Rama

"Ojibwe" is more the exception here, expressed by the Saugeen nations around the Bruce Peninsula. (There, "Ojibway" is the common spelling.) In recent years, "Anishinaabe" has come into common usage, although that term refers to more nations than just the Ojibwe. Lyn (talk) 15:31, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

I'm Ojibwe, in USA. I dont know anyone who would get upset by it but some see it as antiquated or otherwise less correct somehow than Ojibwe. It was more popular when I was a kid, I personally just see it as an alternate spelling thats fallen out of favor/use in recent years. Its highly regional though as above comment suggests. sorry for any formatting issues, dont think ive ever posted here before -TB 134.228.226.219 (talk) 04:14, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

source backing up what I said

"Some Europeans had trouble saying Ojibwe, pronouncing it instead as Chippewa." https://whiteearth.com/history 134.228.226.219 (talk) 18:00, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

majority of the Ojibwe people live in Canada

The numbers in that paragraph are confusing. The total of the three numbers given for Canada is 163,470. The number for the U.S. 170,742, which is obviously more. Some numbers are missing for Canada, or there are more in the U.S.

Rocksnstars (talk) 00:34, 25 February 2017 (UTC)tom hoffelder (rocksnstars)

Gender Roles - Pre Columbian

I will be adding a paragraph regarding gender roles of Ojibwe men and women, pre Columbian. Thelbee (talk) 02:14, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

The Ojibwe people are a living culture, so please do not write about them in the past tense. Learn the difference between what was done in the past and what is still done in the culture before trying to write about the culture. Learn how to cite content properly for Wikipedia. See WP:CITE. You need more practice before working in article space. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 21:23, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

What if he actually wants to study pre-colonial Ojibwe, you know, before their culture was fundamentally altered by contact with the Europeans? Like people study old French apart from Modern French, or Roman Era Britain apart from modern Brits. He didn't imply they were a dead culture, so calm down. 66.81.179.206 (talk) 14:53, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi @CorbieVreccan:, I am sorry that I referred to them in the past. I was trying to talk about their culture pre-Columbian era, but I realize now that I should have made sure that was clear. I did the best work that I could; I spent 7 hours on that paragraph and used the database from our school; I also followed the direction of our visiting librarian regarding citation. I was vigorous in my citation to avoid any type of plagiarism. Thelbee (talk) 17:02, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Update: I will not be posting again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelbee (talk • contribs) 20:37, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

It was good sourced material. Needed a couple words changed to clarify the tense / era issues. And you put a vandalism type notice on their talk page. Now and both the editor and the material are gone.Nice work CorbieVreccan. North8000 (talk) 20:17, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Present distribution map

Is there a map for the present distribution of the Ojibwe? If so it should be included in the article, if not it should be created. Scu ba (talk) 02:37, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Older history

This article describes their location at the time of the first European contact. I've read in several places that they were from the east coast and them moved into the area described in this article. If so, it would be good to cover this. North8000 (talk) 18:59, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

"According to Ojibwe oral history and from recordings in birch bark scrolls, the Ojibwe originated from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River on the Atlantic coast of what is now Quebec.[17]" Yuchitown (talk) 19:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)Yuchitown

That section seems to blend mythology and history, giving it the same status/ treatment as them being taught by Cowrie shells. I'll keep my eyes open for any academic sources that would help. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 19:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Gallery

The gallery towards the end of the article seems to me to be poorly organized mishmash of images. Many of the captions don't give a lot of context. Inasmuch as there's already a link to Commons, why does this article need a gallery like this? Indyguy (talk) 22:31, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Agreed; additionally I think it may do more harm than good as it lacks any contemporary/color photographs which contributes to the stereotype that indigenous people exist only in the past. If there must be a gallery it should include contemporary photos/art as well. ~2026-82015-8 (talk) 00:27, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

idk how to add another band to the list (tootinaowaziibeeng)

hi yall i'm new to wiki editing and was wondering if someone more experienced than me could add tootinaowaziibeeng (wiki link here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootinaowaziibeeng_Treaty_Reserve) to the list of bands ? i made a wiki account just to ask about this since i felt like it was weird for my nation to be excluded when nearby ojibwe bands we have strong historical/familial connections to (like keeseekoowenin) are included.

here's a link to the census data where we consider ourselves anishinaabe/ojibway/saulteaux/nos (which might be including terms like nakawe which refers to western ojibway/saulteaux) https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00054616046&SearchText=Valley%20River%2063A Rileynwa (talk) 23:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

I've add them to the list and to the communities list at Saulteaux. Can you take a look at Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve and make sure it looks correct? Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 19:15, 1 April 2025 (UTC)