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*Includes pictures of important people, places, and art.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a
great wind carries me across the sky." - Chippewa proverb
From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the
narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion
of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European
settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first
contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux,
Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders
with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River
Editors' Native American Tribes series, readers can get caught up
to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous
native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while
learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
Outside of the Midwest, the Chippewa are not as well-known as
other Native American tribes like the Sioux or Cherokee, but they
have long been one of the biggest groups in all of North America.
Not surprisingly, their presence around the Great Lakes region made
them especially important to early European explorers who sailed
the St. Lawrence and came into contact with the natives as they
continued searching for the Northwest Passage. The French in
particular conducted substantial fur trading with the Chippewa, and
it is thanks to the European explorers that the various groups have
all been identified as Chippewa today.
Unlike other Plains peoples and tribes scattered throughout North
America, the Chippewa fared relatively well after contact was
established with European and American settlers. They had been
enemies of the Iroquois before and during European colonization of
North America, and then engaged in different political alliances
with the French and British as their interests dictated.
Eventually, they engaged in violent conflicts over land with the
growing United States as well, and the pattern of treaties and war
inevitably pushed many of the Chippewa off the lands they had
resided on for centuries. Nevertheless, many different groups of
Chippewa continue to inhabit large swaths of the United States and
Canada today.
Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Chippewa
comprehensively covers the culture and history of the famous tribe,
profiling their origins, their famous leaders, and their lasting
legacy. Along with pictures of important people, places, and
events, you will learn about the Chippewa like you never have
before, in no time at all.
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