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The Ojibwe Culture
Today the Anishinaabe-Ojibwe people form the second largest tribe in North America. With reservation and communities living on ancestral homelands the Ojibwe are spread across 5 American States and 3 Canadian Provinces. The Ojibwe people has contributed a lot to North America whether a use of Birch bark for building Canoes, Toboggans and snow shoes for transportation or use of maple syrup as a seasoning (encyclopedia.com). From the past to present many indigenous community has contributed to North America. Their hunting skills were one of the greatest contributions. Wild rice and maple sugar were the traditional foods for Ojibwa culture. The Ojibwa values that are the seven gifts were important aspect in their life.
In the language of Ojibway,”Anishinabe”

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