Ojibway
Americannoun
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Ojibways,
plural
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Ojibway
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Ojibway
See Ojibwe ( def. )
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Misty Rose Nace, 45, who is part of the Brokenhead Ojibway and the Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nations in Canada, came from her home in Mechanicsville, Pa., with her sons to dance at the powwow.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2023
Under the treaty, Odawa and Ojibway nations who describe themselves collectively as Anishinaabek ceded lands that would comprise nearly 40% of Michigan’s eventual territory while retaining hunting and fishing rights.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
INAATE/SE/ An ancient Ojibway story based on a prophecy predicting the arrival of Europeans is reimagined in Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil’s 2016 mix of documentary, narrative and experimental film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2019
“So for the purpose of our own people here, we titled the movement – which is the same movement as the American Indian Movement across the continent – the Ojibway Warriors Society.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
“We’ll do like the Ojibway Indians. We’ll bend saplings from one side to the other to form a dome—a wigwam—and we’ll cover it with bark, just like they did.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Ojibways called it mang, or the most handsome of birds.
From Time Magazine Archive
This gave the alarm, and saved the Ojibways.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
The other two ran for help but before they could return the Ojibways were on the way back to the island.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
His early life was passed amongst the Ojibways in the employ of various fur companies.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
As he told of his companions, Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind, And of happiness and plenty In the land of the Ojibways, In the pleasant land and peaceful.
From Indian Legends of Minnesota by Mrs. Cordenio A. Severance
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