Summary about the Ojibwe(4)

1.Most tribes have beliefs, the Ojibwe also had  beliefs.
2.The Ojibwe have always felt a great need to care for the earth and to live in harmony with its plants and animals. They also believed that many other manitous, or spirts, were present in all the animals and objects in nature.
3.Among the Ojibwe, there were special ceremonies throughout the course of one's life-the naming at birth, the vision quest, marriage, and death. People also made offerines of tobacco to the rhythmic beating of drums and danced in preparation for war.
4.In addition to the traditional ceremonies and dances, there was a war dance when men went into against their enemies.

5.Like many other native Americans across the US and Canada. the Ojibwe come together each year to strengthen their traditions.
6.From the time of their first contact with Europeans, the Ojibwe began to acquire new goods. They especially prized cloth, wich they incorporated into their traditional dress.
7.The many things like war are changing the Ojibwe.
8.For example. after 1687, the Ojibwe continued to fight the Sioux and many tribes or counties.
   In 1815, the Ojibwe were forced to cede land for the creation of reservations. The Ojibwe opposed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. which called for their relocation to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.