Ojibwe
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The Ojibwe are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and throughout the northeastern woodlands. The Ojibwe, b
Ojibwe fishermen in the St. Marys Rapids, 1901
Manoomin picking, 1905, Minnesota
Ojibwa women in a canoe at Leech Lake, Minnesota, in 1909
Maungwudaus, his wife, and three of his troupe of Ojibwa performers.
Dreamcatcher
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In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also be decorated with sacred items such as certain feathers or bea
Ojibwe
…and Oji-Cree people. Historically, through the Saulteaux branch, they were part of the Iron Confederacy, with the Cree, Assiniboine, and Metis. The dreamcatcher originated from the Ojibwe and became a popular commercial item in the late 20th century and became a symbol for the Pan-Indian movement. The Ojibwe…
Dreamcatcher, Royal Ontario Museum
An ornate, contemporary, nontraditional dreamcatcher
"Spider web" charm, hung on infant's cradle (shown alongside a "Mask used in game" and "Ghost leg, to frighten children"), Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin (1929)
Contemporary derivation sold at a craft fair in El Quisco, Chile, in 2006