IF THERE APPEARS TO BE A BIAS TOWARDS THE OJIBWA PEOPLE
THERE IS
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EARLY INDIAN CULTURE
before 6,000
B.C.
The early people hunted the Woods Bison (buffalo) and the Mastodon or
possibly a Mammoth?
VIKING EXPLORER
about 1,000 A.D.
The Viking explored and settled in Canada. Some information suggests
they reached Manitoba via the Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes.
EARLY ALGONKIAN and WENDAT TRADING SITE
17 century
This depicts a traditional Indian trading camp. During the early
European trading period, the Wendat (Huron) were the middlemen in the Peoples trade with
the Europeans.
INDIAN IN CANOE
2,500 B.C. to modern times
The Algonkian were the canoe builders and were the main supplier to the
Iroquois Nations to the south of Canada. The canoe has been in use from
before 2,500 B.C.
OJIBWA DOMED LODGE
The Ojibwa lodge is of framed construction covered with Black Ash and
Birch Bark. It is noteworthy that frame construction was not used by the
European Canadians until much later. The domed construction appears to be
used by semi-sedentary peoples where as the tipi is used by those engaged
primarily in hunting.
OJIBWA SHAMAN
The Ojibwa Shaman is in a domed lodge, you can see the framed construction.
The Shaman is using the sucking tube to withdraw the cause of the illness. These
tubes are also used to extract foreign objects from his patients. These
'Shaman Medicine Men' had to apprentice longer than the Medicine men of Europe.
1608 OJIBWA WILD RICE HARVEST
The Ojibwa are harvesting wild rice by knocking it into their canoe.
The rice heads are tied to protect against wind and wildfowl and are looped in such a way
that each family can identify its own rice.
Iroquois nations to the south are not known to harvest rice. Their grain
mainstay is corn.
1536 DOM AGAYA AND CARTIER 
Dom Agaya saved the French Cartier expedition in 1536
1720 IROQUOIS VILLAGE FORT
This Iroquois village fort layout is from 1720.
WENDAT PALISADED VILLAGE
A palisade Wendat village
EARLY IROQUOIS HARVEST
The Iroquois had a communal harvest presentation ceremony.
OJIBWA FISHING AT THE SAULT
The Ojibwa and other nations gathered at the Sault (Sault Ste. Marie)
since about 1500 to fish the rapids.
1785 CREE AT TRADING POST
The Cree at a unnamed Hudson Bay Trading post 1785.
TYPICAL PLAINS BUFFALO JUMP
The Great Plains People used the same buffalo jump for thousands of years.
Great organization and leadership was required to co-ordinate these extensive
hunts on foot. Evidence suggests 150-200 People are used to co-ordinate
the hunt.
ALGONKIAN CARIBOU SKIN COAT
The people were very innovative and freely adopted other cultural attributes
that appealed to them. Most Natives attribute the innovation of the
decorative design to the Metis. The functional design is a mix of European
influence of fashion with Native influence of practicality.
LAKE HURON
Indian encampment on Lake Huron. Lake Huron is named after the Wendat
People who occupied the area when the French penetrated into this Region.
1791 Nuu-chah woman
A drawing by Tomas de Suria of Indian woman from B.C.
1857 INDIAN FAMILY IN CANOE. These are likely an Ojibwa family painted near Grand Portage by Eastman
Johnson.
Removed at the request of the St. Louis Country Historical Society
- Bryan P Lean
1857 OJIBWA CAMP An Ojibwa camp near Grand Portage painted by Eastman Johnson.
Removed at the request of the St. Louis Country Historical Society -
Bryan P Lean
1857 OJIBWA WOMEN This painting by Eastman Johnson is of Ojibwa women near Grand Portage.
Removed at the request of the St. Louis Country Historical Society
- Bryan P Lean
1858 INDIAN PORTAGING
This painting by Cornelius Kriegnoff is of Indians portaging furs, location
is not known.
MODERN INDIAN CULTURE
The early tipi was made from animal skins this modern version of the tipi uses canvas.
Blackfoot
A painting of a Blackfoot Indian by Zach
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