Chippewa
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8.6
- proper noun
- /ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ/
- Mary is a proud member of the Chippewa community, highlighting their rich cultural heritage.
- Chippewa treaties
- Chippewa bands
- traditional Chippewa
Examples
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Much of Pauline's behavior shows her conflict between her Chippewa heritage and the Christian heritage she attempts to claim.
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The media coverage contributed to the sense among the Chippewa and non-Indians alike that history was being made.
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I grew up there, near Chippewa Falls.
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This Canadian town of Chippewa.
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There was Dennis from Chippewa Falls High School.
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What follows is an attempt to tell the story of Chippewa Treaty Rights from two perspectives.
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One: I am one-eighth Chippewa Indian.
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We had Sioux and Chippewa.
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Love Medicine (1984) tells the story of several Chippewa extended families in North Dakota.
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In 1908, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court formally denied the Chippewa their rights on the ceded lands.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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9.9
A person from a Native American people living around Lake Superior in Canada and the northern United States
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9.9
A Native American people of the Great Lakes region who speak their own language
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chippewa comes from the people's own name Ojibwe, and a helpful way to remember it is that the original word may have meant 'to pucker' or described a simple cooking style, so the name grew from a part of daily life and now names the people.