Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Chapters: Anishinaabe culture, Anishinaabe traditional beliefs, List of Ojibwa ethnonyms, Anishinaabe clan system, List of Potawatomi ethnonyms, Red Lake massacre, Sandy Lake Tragedy, Crandon mine, List of Nipissing ethnonyms, Wiigwaasabak, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Quillwork, List of treaties between the Potawatomi and the United States, Triple K Co-operative, Gunstock war club, Wabunowin, Jingle dress, Bad River Train Blockade, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, Indian Group of Seven, Council of Three Fires, Battle of the Brule, List of Algonquin ethnonyms, Tragedy of the Siskiwit, Woodlands style, Hair drop, Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, Ribbon work, Mazinibaganjigan, Treaty of St. Joseph, Pukaskwa Pit, Battle of Mole Lake, Drumkeeper. Excerpt: This is a list of various names the Ojibwa have been recorded. The most general name for the Ojibwa is Anishinaabe. Though several definitions are given for this name, the most common one is "spontaneous men", referring to their creation as being ex nihilo, thus being the "Original men." When syncoped, the name appears as "Nishnaabe": In more recent spelling includes: The general term for many Ojibwa is to refer to themselves as an Inini ("man"), opposed to some other life forms: Several different explanations are given for the common name Ojibwe. Today, it finds its way in English as "Ojibwa(y)" or "Chippewa", but have had many different recorded variations in the past: Due to the long association of the Ojibwa with the Sault Ste. Marie region, and more specifically with the Rapids of the St. Mary's River, the common name for the Ojibwa became Baawitigong, meaning "those at the rapids": The term Nii'inaw means " our nation's language" and is a generic term used by the Algonquian peoples to refer to fellow Algonquian peoples. The term Bangii means "a little bit", often used to refer to the Métis: The general Wendat name for the Ojibwa is "Ehstihageron(on), " which is a translation of "Baawitigong": The general French name for the Ojibwa is "Saulteur(s)", a translation of "Baawitigong". In early French North America, the term "sault" referred to a type of rapids in which the waters appeared to tumble or roll: The general Dakota name for the Ojibwa is "Iyohahánton(wan)" or "those at the waterfall", which is a loose translation of "Baawitigong": The general Iroquoian name for the Ojibwa is "Dwakanen", recorded variously as: Anishinaabe traditional beliefs cover the traditional belief system of the Anishinaabeg peoples, consisting of the Algonquin/Nipissing, Ojibwa/Chippewa/Saulteaux/Mississaugas, Odawa, Potawatomi and Oji-cree, located primarily in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The Anishinaabe have three different Medicine Societies. The M