During their first contact with non-Native peoples, the #Ojibwe were exposed to a number of diseases and suffered through epidemics of smallpox and other illnesses

Nooshkaataw = Winnow it for someone

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During World War I, the #Ojibwe responded to the war effort by buying war bonds and donating money to the Red Cross.

Mashkode = Prairie, grassland, or field

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Birch bark was a versatile natural product from which the #Ojibwe created many items, including canoes, toboggans, and storage containers.

Nooshkaachigaade = It is winnowed

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How did the town of Bemidji get its name?

#Bemidji
#Ojibwe

Oshkiinzhigokaajiganan = Eye glasses

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Nooshkaatoon = Winnow it

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Something is coming on the wind 🍂 Listen closely to what it carries- stories, memory, and change 🌬️✨ Read more: https://linktr.ee/skylanarissa
#Folklore #Ojibwe

Gwanaajiwan = It is beautiful

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Onishkaa = S/he gets up

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Boodawewinini = Fire keeper (male)

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Goshkozi = S/he wakes up

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Treaties drew boundaries between #Ojibwe lands and lands designated for other tribes and/or non-Native Americans, concentrated tribes on reservations, allowed the government to purchase #Ojibwe land, or set regulations concerning commerce

Gwayakochige = S/he does things right

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Me and niece evening walk...all the signs on reservation in #ojibwe #photography 😎👍

Treaty rights allow modern #Ojibwe to hunt, fish, and harvest rice on lands once belonging to their ancestors.

In 1804, Sac/ #Sauk and Fox representatives-followed by the #Potawatomi, #Ojibwe, and Odawa INDIAN BOUNDARY In 1816 ceded all rights to the lands linking Lake Michigan to the Illinois River, the future site of Chicago and the I&M Canal, to the US government

Maazhimaagoziwag = They stink, smell bad

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