Indians in the Curriculum:
20 Handouts for Middle and High School
History and Social Studies
By Kerry Dunne
Handout 16 Activities: Ojibwa Harvest
Background:
Photo of Ojibwas harvesting wild rice in Wisconsin, 1910. Marquette
University Libraries, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records,
Negative 1219. The Ojibwa (also known as Chippewa or Anishnabe)
live in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and the adjacent
provinces of Canada.
Study and Discuss:
1. What is going on in this photo?
2. What is this canoe made of? Is it practical?
3. What do you think the traditional diet of this
tribe would have been?
4. Are these people wearing traditional dress? Why
not?
Resources 16: Ojibwa Harvest
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