Introduction to Anishinabe Culture and History

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Introduction to Anishinabe Culture and History

• Author(s): Trinity507
• Reading level: High school and above (informal learning text)

This textbook is a source text for the Introduction to Anishinabe culture course and the Introduction to Anishinabe history course on our sister project, Wikiversity. It is an overview of the Anishinabe (also known as Ojibwe, Ojibwa or Chippewa) culture and their history in North America. It is currently in a first draft state, so please feel free to polish existing material or add your own!

[edit] Contents

Chapter 1 - A Brief History

• 1. Creation and migration
• 2. History in the United States
  • 2.1 The 17th and 18th centuries
  • 2.2 The 19th century
• 3. History in Canada
• 4. Discussion questions

Chapter 2 - The Anishinabe and the Land, Part I

• 1. The land and the seasons
• 2. Maple sugar and wild rice: two food staples of the Anishinabe
  • 2.1 Sugaring time
  • 2.2 Ricing season

[edit] Appendixes

• Bibliography
• Appendix 1 - Anishinabe groups and bands today
• Appendix 2 - Glossary