Ojibwe Language
What is another way to spell "Objibwe?"
Objibway
What countries do the Ojibwe live in?
Canada and the United States.
What is the name of the place where the White Star and Red Star take the sisters to?
The Sky Land
Three Fires Confederacy
What was the name of the houses the Ojibwe built to live in?
Wigwams
What does Anishinaabe (the term Ojibwe people call themselves) mean?
First people
Traders.
In the order that they encountered them, which three animals passed the Star Sisters while they were in the eagle's nest?
A bear, lynx, and then a wolverine.
The Ojibwe are considered the keepers of what?
Medicine
Winter
What kind of writing system did the Ojibwe develop?
Pictographic (also known as picture) writing system
The Ojibwe were guided by the Seven Grandfather Teachings. Name three of the teachings.
Wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth.
Who whistles at the end of the story of the Star Sisters?
The trees
Which centuries did the Neshnabek control the Great Lakes region of North America and maintain a peaceful trading relationship with other tribes?
1600s and 1700s
The Seven Fires Prophecy told people to move west until they found what?
Food growing on water OR wild rice.
"He who writes"
Roughly how many Ojibwe people are currently living in the United States?
Nearly 223,800 people.
When the sisters look through the holes in the sky, what do they hear AND see?
They hear people singing and see their family's wigwam (home).
The Odawa tribe is considered to be the Keepers of what?
Trade
How did Ojibwe catch fish?
They used a spear.
What does the term "mide" mean?
A healer and/or spiritual leader.
List five of the seven original clans of the Ojibwe nation.
Crane, Loon, Bird, Fish, Bear, Marten, and Deer.
Spell the name of the flower that the sisters present as a gift to the trees.
Kinnikinnick
The Potawatomi are considered the Keepers of what?
Fire
List three of the four things the Ojibwe would do during the summer related to food and health.
Gardening, fishing, berry picking, and gathering plants for medicines.