Location

Division
Political/Ethnic
Moieties and Clans

History

Culture & Society

Haplogroups

Anishinaabe
Ojibwa, Algonquin, Ottawa, Potawatomi

 

 

 

Moieties and Clans

Anishinaabe clans were exogamous and patrilineal, similar to the Cree and somewhat different from the Omaha type found among other Central Algonquians.

Anishinaabe

Awause (Fish)

  • Catfish
  • Merman
  • Sturgeon
  • Pike
  • Whitefish
  • Sucker

Businause (Crane)

  • Crane
  • Eagle

Ahahwauk (Loon)

  • Loon
  • Goose
  • Cormorant

Noka (Bear)

  • Bear

Monsone (Marten)

  • Marten
  • Moose
  • Reindeer

Noshnape (Potawatomi)

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  • Moah (Wolf)
  • Mko (Bear)
  • Muk (Beaver)
  • Misshawa (Elk)
  • Maak (Loon)
  • Knou (Eagle)
  • Nma (Sturgeon)
  • Nmapena (Carp)
  • Mgezewa (Bald Eagle)
  • Chekwa (Thunder)
  • Wabozo (Rabbit)
  • Kakagshe (Crow)
  • Wakeshi (Fox)
  • Penna (Turkey)
  • Mketashshekakah (Black Hawk)

 
 
  Sources
Clifton, James A. (1978). Potawatomi. In Handbook of North American Indians: Northeast, vol 15. Bruce G. Trigger (editor). Washington, Smithsonian Institution.
Feest, Johanna E. and Feest, Christian F. (1978). Ottawa. In Handbook of North American Indians: Northeast, vol 15. Bruce G. Trigger (editor). Washington, Smithsonian Institution.
Hodge, Frederick Webb (1910). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, Government Printing Press.
Ritzenthaler, Robert E. (1978). Southwestern Chippewa . In Handbook of North American Indians: Northeast, vol 15. Bruce G. Trigger (editor). Washington, Smithsonian Institution.
Rogers, E.S. (1978). Southeastern Ojibwa . In Handbook of North American Indians: Northeast, vol 15. Bruce G. Trigger (editor). Washington, Smithsonian Institution.