Ottawa Tribe

By: Abrielle Nerelus

Teacher: Ms. Williams

Where did the Ottawa Tribe live?

Most Ottawa Indian people live in their original homeland in southern
Ontario and Michigan state. Other Ottawa’s were deported to
Oklahoma by the US government, and some Ottawa’s assimilated into
Ojibway bands.

What language do the Ottawa Tribe

speak?
Most Ottawa people speak English, but some of them also speak their
native Odawa language. Odawa is usually considered a dialect of the
Ojibwa language. Odawa and Ojibwa speakers have different accents,
just like American and Canadian English speakers.
What kind of weapons do Ottawa people
use? Ottawa hunters and warriors used bows and
arrows, clubs, and hide shields. Ottawa fishermen used
bone fishhooks and sinew lines.

What does Ottawa mean?

Ottawa means traders but they call them selves Anishinabe in their own
language.In that language Anishinabe means original person.

What was there clothing like?

Ottawa women wore long dresses with detachable
sleeves, and in the winter, they wore robes made of rabbit
skin. But Ottawa men usually went naked or wore only a
cloak, even in cold weather and in battle, to show how
tough they were. The Ottawa’s usually wore leather
moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Ottawa’s
adapted European clothing like cloth blouses and jackets,
and decorative beadwork.
What was there transportation like back
then?
The Ottawa tribe was well-known for their
Birchbark canoes.During winter time they used
sleds and snow shoes so it was easier to travel
in winter.

What was their food like?

The ottawa were farming people.Ottawa

women grew crops of corn,beans,and
squash.Ottawa men hunted deer,and small
game and went fishing in their canoes.

What are Ottawa arts and crafts like?

Ottawa artists are known for their bead work
and basketry.Ottawa Indians also crafted
wampums out of white and purple shell beads.
Wampums beads are traded as a kind of
currency but they were more cultrually
important as art material.