= Ojibwe = '''Ojibwe''' was a [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|Native American nation]]. <> ---- == History == The '''Council of Three Fires''' was an alliance between the tribes of the '''Anishinabe''' nation: '''Ojibwe''', [[UnitedStates/Odawa|Odawa]], and [[UnitedStates/Patowatomi|Patowatomi]]. It is estimated to date back to 796. Their relative seniority in the alliance is in that order. Furthermore, their ceremonial roles within the alliance are alluded to by their names: ''keepers of the faith'', ''keepers of trade'', and ''keepers of the fire'', respectively. The functional capital of the alliance was '''Michilimackinac'''. The alliance presented a united front toward their neighbors: the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Sauk]], [[UnitedStates/Meskwaki|Meskwaki]], [[UnitedStates/Haudenosaunee|Haudenosaunee]], [[UnitedStates/Shawnee|Shawnee]], [[UnitedStates/HoChunk|Ho-Chunk]], [[UnitedStates/Wyandot|Wyandot]], [[UnitedStates/Menominee|Menominee]], and [[UnitedStates/Sioux|Sioux]]. The council's chiefs were assembled to [[UnitedStates/Chicago|Chicago]] in 1821. [[UnitedStates/LewisCass|Cass]] sought to purchase all lands south of the Grand River as well as the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan. This '''First Treaty of Chicago''' saw the nations removed to small reservations throughout the territory. In 1833, following the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Black Hawk War]], Cass as [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfWar|secretary of war]] began negotiations for a complete removal. The chiefs were again assembled to Chicago. While agreed upon and signed, this '''Second Treaty of Chicago''' saw significant opposition in the Senate. The treaty was finally approved in 1835; removal was to be completed by 1838. ---- == Composition == ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryState