1. Lesson 1
“The Ojibwa”

2. Early Ojibwa Culture
What was life like for the early Ojibwa?
Hunted and fished in homemade birch bark canoes, which was their main mode of transportation
Grew small amount of vegetables, because they lived in forests where the soil was not rich.
Gathered food like wild rice and berries in the northern Great Lakes region

3. After the Europeans came, how did life change for the Ojibwa?
The Ojibwa no longer had to produce everything they needed. They could trade with the Europeans.
The Europeans traded cloth, guns, and knives for skins from beavers trapped by the Ojibwa.

4. Compare and Contrast Early Ojibwa to Ojibwa today
Many Ojibwa still live in the northern Great Lakes region
Still hunt and fish and make traditional crafts
Many work in cities
Some live on reservations
Travel by birch bark canoe
Gathered rice and berries along the northern Great Lakes.

5. Other Native American Groups
Sioux Indians
Ottawa
Potawatomi

6. Lesson 1 Review
Describe the places where the Ojibwa traveled before the Europeans came to the Great Lakes region.
What is one way that Ojibwa use of the land changed after Europeans came to the region?
How do some Native Americans help other Native Americans today?