Essay On Chippewa Indians Vs Ojibwe

Treaties were important documents that provided rights, directions, and rules that applied to a certain group of people. Many treaties were made to deal with the Indian nation. Indians were treated very poorly in the mid 1800s into the 1900s. Two treaties in this time period had to do with the Chippewa Indians and the Lakota Indians. The two treaties were put together and enforced in different ways and the U.S. manipulated these treaties to benefit themselves. The Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians made numerous treaties with the United States that involved mostly hunting, fishing, and gathering. The Treaties of 1837, 1852, and 1854 all involved the Ojibwe Indians and the United States. Negotiation between the Ojibwe and the United States took place during the treaty making. One request the Ojibwe offered was that they be
The treaties between the Ojibwe and the United States were less harsh than the treaties between the Lakota and the United States. The Ojibwe had the chance to negotiate the terms of their treaty whereas the Lakota didn’t not get to express any opinions or ideas. The Lakota had no chance to negotiate; instead they were told what to do by the United States. They were forced to become farmers, children ages 4-12 were required to go to boarding school, they even got to the point where they were given certain clothes to wear. With the Ojibwe treaties, they were able to give their opinion on certain matters throughout the treaty. The main point the Ojibwe wanted to make was that they wanted the right to hunt, fish, and gather on the land. The United States agreed to this offer and as a result, the Ojibwe discovered spearfishing. Through spearfishing, they were able to accumulate more resources for the tribes. Unfortunately, these treaties led to the Sandy Lake