Historically, through the Saulteaux branch, they were a part of the Iron Confederacy with the Cree, Assiniboine, and Metis. They are part of the Council of Three Fires (which also include the Odawa and Potawatomi) and of the larger Anishinaabeg, which also include Algonquin, Nipissing, and Oji-Cree people. The Ojibwe language is Anishinaabemowin, a branch of the Algonquian language family. In Canada, they live from western Quebec to eastern British Columbia. In the United States, there are 77,940 mainline Ojibwe 76,760 Saulteaux and 8,770 Mississauga, organized in 125 bands. The Ojibwe population is approximately 320,000 people, with 170,742 living in the United States as of 2010, and approximately 160,000 living in Canada. They are one of the most numerous Indigenous Peoples north of the Rio Grande. In Canada, they are the second-largest First Nations population, surpassed only by the Cree. census, Ojibwe people are one of the largest tribal populations among Native American peoples in the United States. They are Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic and Northeastern Woodlands.Īccording to the U.S. The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. Odawa, Potawatomi, Saulteaux, Oji-Cree, and other Algonquian peoples United States ( Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota) Precontact distribution of Ojibwe-speaking peopleĬanada ( Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)

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