Ojibwe
English Name Ojibwe Name ( in double-vowel spelling ) Location
Saulteaux Baawitigowininiwag Sault Ste . Marie area of Ontario and Michigan
Border-Sitters Biitan-akiing-enabijig St. Croix-Namekagon River valleys in eastern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin
Lake Superior Band Gichi-gamiwininiwag south shore of Lake Superior
Mississippi River Band Gichi-ziibiwininiwag upper Mississippi River in Minnesota
Rainy Lake Band Goojijiwininiwag Rainy Lake and River , about the northern boundary of Minnesota
Ricing-Rails Manoominikeshiinyag along headwaters of St. Croix River in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Pillagers Makandwewininiwag North-central Minnesota and Mississippi River headwaters
Mississaugas Misi-zaagiwininiwag north of Lake Erie , extending north of Lake Huron about the Mississaugi River
Dokis Band ( Dokis 's and Restoule 's bands ) N/A Along French River ( Wemitigoj-Sibi ) region ( including Little French River ( Ziibiins ) and Restoule River ) in Ontario , near Lake Nipissing
Ottawa Lake ( Lac Courte Oreilles ) Band Odaawaa-zaaga'iganiwininiwag Lac Courte Oreilles , Wisconsin
Bois Forte Band Zagaakwaandagowininiwag north of Lake Superior
Lac du Flambeau Band Waaswaaganiwininiwag head of Wisconsin River
Muskrat Portage Band Wazhashk-Onigamininiwag northwest side of Lake Superior at the Canada-US border
Nopeming Band Noopiming Azhe-ininiwag northeast of Lake Superior and west of Lake Nipissing
Bands
In his History of the Ojibway People ( 1855 ) , William W. Warren recorded 10 major divisions of the Ojibwe in the United States . He mistakenly omitted the Ojibwe located in Michigan , western Minnesota and westward , and all of Canada . When identified major historical bands located in Michigan and Ontario are added , the count becomes 15 : [ citation needed ]
The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people of Canada and the northern Midwestern United States. They are one of the most numerous indigenous peoples north of the Rio Grande. In Canada, they are the second-largest First Nations population, surpassed only by the Cree. In the United States, they have the fifth-largest population among Native American peoples, surpassed in number only by the Navajo, Cherokee, Choctaw and Sioux. The Ojibwe people traditionally speak the Ojibwe language, a branch of the Algonquian language family. They are part of the Council of Three Fires and the Anishinaabeg, which include the Algonquin, Nipissing, Oji-Cree, Odawa and the Potawatomi. Historically, through the Saulteaux branch, they were a part of the Iron Confederacy, joining the Cree, Assiniboine, and Metis. The majority of the Ojibwe people live in the United States. There are 77,940 mainline Ojibwe; 76,760 Saulteaux; and 8,770 Mississauga, organized in 125 bands. They live from western Quebec to eastern British Columbia. As of 2010[update], Ojibwe in the U.S. census population is 170,742. The Ojibwe are known for their birch bark canoes, birch bark scrolls, mining and trade in copper, as well as their cultivation of wild rice and maple syrup.