Ojibwa
Lifestyles
By: Sarah G.
The Ojibwa fished to eat and survive. Late in spring people would set
up villages where their were plenty of fish.
Though they fished all year,
spring was a time when families worked together to catch as many fish as
possible. Both men and women fished. They would spear some fish,
other fish were caught in large nets or traps. When they were
living along Lake Ontario they caught salmon and sturgeon. The
people living further north caught whitefish. They would berry pick too!
Berries were also very important to the Ojibwa. They
also picked in late spring too. Usually children and women would gather nuts,
berries, and fruits. Cranberries were usually eaten fresh. 
Raspberries
were either made into paste or a taste pudding. Berry picking continued
through-out
summer. In some areas each family also had it 's own summer garden.
So they could have their own!
The Ojibwa used teepees for their shelter. The
teepee could hold up the hot and cold weather.
The Indians used anywhere from
8 to 20 different animal skins to cover the outside of the tipi. The tipi
had a smoke hole at the top of it. They had smoke holes because they would
make fires inside. They stayed warm!
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