IV.

Contemporary Life

The Ojibwa are still spread out over a wide area, with reservation lands in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Many have chosen to live in urban areas in the American Midwest and central Canada. Some tribal members earn a living through hunting, fishing, and the making of traditional arts and crafts. Others have become integrated into mainstream culture as professionals. A number of Ojibwa have been active in the struggle for Indian political, social, and economic rights as part of the American Indian Movement (AIM), founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968. In the 2000 U.S. census about 106,000 people identified themselves as Ojibwa or Chippewa only; an additional 44,000 people reported being part Ojibwa or Chippewa. In 2001 there were about 15,000 people of Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Anishinabe origin in Canada.