Ojibwe

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Modern and contemporary American writers, especially those in the African American, Asian American, Latino American, and Native American minority groups, have reflected in their fiction and poetry, America’s ongoing struggle to narrow the gap between the idealism and reality of the principles of equality stated in the Declaration of Independence by depicting the racial and cultural struggles - social, legal, economic - members of the minority groups endure, wherein the theme of injustice calls upon

experts, yet frequently they remained part of the exchange business. George Bonga was the child of a previous slave and an Ojibwe lady and was active portion of the fur trade in the 1800s (Green). Bonga was educated in Montreal and was well-known for his physical stature and strength. Often sought out for his skills as an interpreter, Bonga could speak French, English and Ojibwe. The Bonga family is just one example of the diversity and cultural exchange that resulted from the fur trade in the Northwest

relationships which are described in Ruth Landes ethnographic study of Ojibwe women and gender, which was first published in 1938 (Introduction). Parallels between the two books certainly exist. One is even able to substitute the characters of Nector Kashpaw, Marie Kashpaw, and Lulu Lamartine, into an almost identical situation in Landes’ book The Ojibwa Woman, due to the similarities. Louise Erdrich herself is a recognized member of the Ojibwe tribe. She also runs an independent bookstore in Minnesota along

Smallpox were brought with Britain. "At first the concerns were expressed primarily by Delawares and Shawnees, though Potawatomis, Ojibwes, and Ottawas in the Great Lakes area voiced allegations of genocide in the wake of the 1757– 58 smallpox epidemic that ravaged their communities."3 Britain used smallpox virus as biological weapon on spreading among indigenous people of French side

quality by capturing the audience’s attention and inspiring them to read further (Longfellow 122). Longfellow’s use of mythology gained from Native American accounts around Lake Superior allows readers to peer into the beliefs and customs of the Ojibwe tribe, fulfilling the fourth

can take it from the people that have settled in the exact same land, and beyond, without a fight. The fighting always seemed to have started with the settlers; the Indians were promoters of and wanted nothing but peace. Loew writes mainly of the Ojibwe peoples. I have great admiration for those who have fought for the lands that are now reservations. I find it commendable that the Indians always held true to their word. When any conflict arose pertaining to spear-fishing or the use timber, the Indians

in return, it took their culture. Before diving into the core of the Indian gambling industry, " One question people always ask is: why do Indians get to have casinos and we don't" (221)? The events all lead back to when Helen Bryan, a Leech Lake Ojibwe, received a tax on her mobile home. Not able to pay the tax, she contacted legal services for help, making a point that her home was on Indian Land. She had filed a suit against the state and Itasca County pursuing relief and prevention of them taxing

The Anishinabe of Parry Island, the Wasauksing, are an amalgam of families from the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi (from Michigan) nations. Some joining of Anishinabe nations occurred from the 1600s compelled firstly by the fur trade and later as treaties were signed in the mid to late 1800s. The fur trade was quite lucrative for them. A