Anishinaabe

[ uh-nish-uh-nah-be; English uh-nish-uh-nah-bee ]

noun

, plural A·ni·shi·naa·beg [uh, -nish-, uh, -nah-, beg, uh, -nish-, uh, -, nah, -beg], A·ni·shi·naa·bes, A·ni·shi·naa·be

1. a member of a large tribe of North American Indians found in Canada and the United States from the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes and surrounding areas, and comprising the Algonquin, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Saulteaux peoples.
2. Also called A·ni·shi·naa·be·mo·win [uh, -nish-, uh, -nah-bem-, uh, -, wen, uh, -nish-, uh, -nah-, bem, -, uh, -win]. the Algonquian language family, including the languages of the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Ojibwe, and Mi’kmaq peoples.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Anishinaabe or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anishinaabe¹

First recorded in 1985–90; from Ojibwe: literally “original person; good human,” a self-designation

Example Sentences

The Straits are also the site of Anishinaabe creation stories, the waters from which the Great Turtle emerged to create Turtle Island, what is currently called North America.

From Salon

Recognition of the day itself follows organizing by Indigenous peoples since the 1970s, said Mays, who is Black and Saginaw Anishinaabe.

From Seattle Times

Manitoba became the first province in Canada to elect a government headed by a First Nations member on Tuesday, as broadcasters predicted a win for the left-of-center New Democratic Party, led by Wab Kinew, who is Anishinaabe.

From New York Times

Just before Francis led a Mass during the visit, Sarain Fox, an Anishinaabe activist and filmmaker, and her cousin unfurled a banner with the words “Rescind the Doctrine” in a demonstration at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica near Quebec City.

From New York Times

Misty Rose Nace, 45, who is part of the Brokenhead Ojibway and the Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nations in Canada, came from her home in Mechanicsville, Pa., with her sons to dance at the powwow.

From Washington Post