Chippewa Tribe

Chippewa is the Anglicized version of Ojibway (also spelled Ojibwe and Ojibwa). The name Chippewa is more commonly used in the United States and the name Ojibway is more common in Canada.

Bands: Missisaugaa and Salteaux

Original Homelands: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan North Dakota and Ontario.

Brief Timeline
1700's: fought with French in French and Indian War

1769:  Joined the Ottawa, Potawatomi, Sac, Meskwaki and Kickapoo to defeat the Illinois tribe

1776-   : Fought with British during the Revolutionary War

1815: Ceded much of their land

Brief History
The Chippewa or Ojibway Indians are one of the largest groups of American Indians in North America. There are nearly 150 different bands of Chippewa in the northern part of the United States and in southern Canada (especially in Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan).

Reservations
Bay Mills, Grand Portage, Leeck Lake, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, Nett Lake, Turtle Mountain, White Earth, Rocky Boy, Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Keweenaw Bay, Fond Du Lac, Mole Lake, Red Cliff, and St. Croix

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Chippewa tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

United States
Many of the bands or groups of Chippewa in the United States reside in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The band names have changed or have been spelled differently over time. Many of the groups listed below have their own reservation. Some are federally recognized and have an agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs with whom they interact. Multiple groups sometimes interact with a single BIA Agency. More information will be forthcoming on pages for each of the bands or groups listed below.

Some of the larger bands of Chippewa in the United States are:

Canada
The Ojibway First Nation in Canada live primarily in Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Records
Agency Records


 * Correspondence and Census

Vital Records:


 * Consolidated Chippewa births and deaths, 1924-1932 FHL Film: 574229 (M595)
 * Lad du Flambeau births and deaths, 1924-1932 FHL Film: 576920 (M595)
 * Red Lake births and deaths, 1925-1932 FHL Film: 581416 (M595)
 * Turtle Mountain births and deaths, 1924-1932 FHL Film: 583063 (M595)

Important Web Sites

 * Basic facts about the Chippewa, primarily written for students.
 * More detailed history of the Ojibwa or Chippewa, by Hodge
 * Ojibwe Tribe Wikipedia