Introduction. Great Lakes people before Europeans arrived ; The Ojibwa (Anishinabe) ; The Algonkian languages ; Ojibwa land -- History. War of 1812 : military engagements with Indian involvement ; Treaties involving the Ojibwa or other tribes -- Demography. Southeastern Ojibwa or Mississauga ; Southwestern Ojibwa or "Chippewa" ; Southwestern Ojibwa bands recognized by treaties ; Northern Ojibwa and Saulteaux ; Ottawa (Odawa) ; Potawatomi ; Nipissing ; Plains Ojibwa, Bungi or Western Saulteaux ; Plains Ojibwa present-day groups ; Métis -- Culture. Warfare and weapons ; Woodland Ojibwa lifestyle ; Woodland Ojibwa beliefs ; Midewiwin, or, Grand Medicine Society ; Sun Dance and other Plains Ojibwa ceremonies -- Material culture. Indigenous materials and clothing ; Skin coats ; Leggings ; Moccasins ; Use of birchbark ; Birchbark canoes ; Nativistic dress of later times ; Plains Ojibwa shirts ; Floral decoration ; Eagle feather headdresses ; Color plates ; Women's clothing ; Cradleboards ; Bags and pouches ; Panel bags ; Octopus bags ; Bandolier bags ; Fire bags, tobacco bags, and pipe bags ; Quillwork ; Modern ceremonial dress -- People -- Gazetteer -- Canadian bands, populations, and maps

Ojibwa describes the history and culture of the people, and introduces their most important figures