Chippewa Tribe
The Chippewa, or Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), are one of the largest Indigenous nations in North America, with traditional territories spanning the Great Lakes region from present-day Ontario and Quebec through Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They are part of the broader Anishinaabe confederacy, which includes the Ottawa and Potawatomi in the Council of Three Fires. The Ojibwe entered into numerous treaties with the United States throughout the 19th century, ceding vast territories in the upper Midwest while retaining important reserved rights to fishing, hunting, and gathering. They remain one of the most populous Native American nations, with communities across the U.S. and Canada.
Portrait: George Catlin, Chippewa (Ojibwa) portrait, c. 1835.
