Ojibway (Noun)
Meaning 1
The Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Ojibway were skilled hunters and gatherers, living off the land and relying on the forests and lakes for their survival.
- In the 17th century, the Ojibway began to migrate westward from their ancestral lands in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
- The Ojibway were known for their expertise in birchbark canoe construction, which allowed them to travel easily across the lakes and rivers of their territory.
- The Ojibway had a rich spiritual tradition, believing in a complex pantheon of spirits and supernatural beings that inhabited the natural world.
- In the 19th century, the Ojibway were forcibly relocated to reservations by the Canadian and American governments, leading to significant cultural and social disruption.