Nahnebahwequa

female
First Nations history, From Mississauga, Ojibwa, Standing-Upright Woman, Naaniibawikwe
Nahnebahwequa ("Naaniibawikwe" in the contemporary spelling, meaning "Standing-Upright Woman") was an Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian Missionary.

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

female
poet, Ontario writer, Canadian, storyteller, First Nations writer, turtle island…Ojibwa
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is an Anishinaabe writer of mixed ancestry from the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. She lives and works at...
James Lloyd Breck

James Lloyd Breck

male, deceased (1876)
Anglican, Saint, Educator, missionary, priest, seminary…Ojibwa
James Lloyd Breck was a priest, educator and missionary of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America. Breck was born June 27, 1818 near...
Kimberly M. Blaeser

Kimberly M. Blaeser

female
German-American, university of wisconsin-milwaukee, German, reservation, University of Wisconsin, poet…Ojibwa
Kimberly Blaeser is a Native American (Chippewa) writer of mixed German and Anishinaabe descent. She is an enrolled tribal member, and grew up on...

Beautifying Bird

male
from Wisconsin, Ne-na-nang-eb, Dressing Bird, Na-naw-ong-ga-be, Treaty of La Pointe, Ahshahwaygeeshegoqua…Ojibwa
Chief Beautifying Bird or Dressing Bird (Nay-naw-ong-gay-be, Na-naw-ong-ga-be or Ne-na-nang-eb ("Nenaa'angebi" in the contemporary orthography),...
John Chabot

John Chabot

male, 47 years old
Dan Lacroix, Ojibwa, Ice hockey personnel from Prince Edward Island, New York Islanders, Canadian of Acadian descent, Pittsburgh Penguins
John Chabot (born May 18, 1962 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a retired former professional ice hockey player. Chabot played 508 career...
John Okemos

John Okemos

male, deceased (1858)
Ogimaans, Ojibwa, Native American, leader, First Nations leader, Saginaw Chippewa
John Okemos (Chief Okemos) (ca. 1775-1858) was a Michigan Native American chief of the Saginaw Chippewa people of the Ojibwa nation. In the Ojibwa...

Chief Earth Woman

female
Native American, Women ruler, leader, Woman warrior, Supernatural, Ojibwa
Chief Earth Woman was a nineteenth century Ojibwa. She claimed that she had gained supernatural powers from a dream, and for this reason,...
Johnson W. Greybuffalo

Johnson W. Greybuffalo

male, 35 years old
convicted of murder, From Green Bay, Wisconsin, murderer, murder, American, Ojibwa
Johnson Wade Greybuffalo (born April 21, 1974), made nationwide news in the United States in 1994 when he committed a burglary that culminated in...

Donald Campbell

male, deceased (1763)
British, Soldier, Army Officer, Pontiac's Rebellion, Ojibwa, British military personnel killed in action
Donald Campbell (d. 4 July 1763) was a British officer killed during the siege of Fort Detroit in Pontiac's Rebellion. He was taken prisoner during...