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Loosely organized, everyone was pretty much equal. Important people

could gain respect by being an outstanding warrior, civil leaders,

religious learders, or shamans. Often the shaman was the most

respected and feared. Band leaders were often those men with

a strong reputation as hunters who had significant charisma

and influence to hold together their band.

In times of disagreements, a family could simply

leave and join another

band.

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the Ojibwa called themselves

" anishinaabeg" meaning "true

people" or "original people"

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this tribe ate fish and  wild rice with veggies

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Did they make a living, or just survive?

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Did they make a living, or just survive?

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In the nineteenths century
they just survived, but in the
twentieth century,
thanks to the help of president
Franklin D. Roosevelt, they got
reservation land.

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Ojibwe people built dome-shaped wigwams of poles lashed together and covered them with woven mats and birchbark

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Patrilineal. The tribe lived in clans, such as the Fish,

Crane, Loon, and bear, and the cheifs'

son always became the second cheif.

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honored through prayers,

tobacco and food offerings