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Severn Ojibwe

"Severn Ojibwe" is a tribal name referring to a northern Anishinaabe group also known as the Oji-Cree. The term "Severn Ojibwe" is particularly used in linguistics to refer to the distinct dialect of Ojibwe spoken by these people, who have borrowed many features and vocabulary words from the neighboring Cree language into their own. They call themselves Anishinini or Anishinabe in their own language. "Severn" is not a Native name, but rather comes from the English name for a river that runs through their territory in what is now Ontario.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Severn Ojibwe tribe and language:

Ojibway language
Ojibway tribes
Native Canadians
Algonquian languages

Here are links to more Internet resources about the Severn Ojibways:
Map of Great Lakes Anishinabe Tribes
The Severn Ojibwe Dialect
Wikipedia: Severn Ojibwe
Anishinaabe Culture

And here are a few good books about the Severn Ojibwes:
The Algonquins
Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin: The Way of a Good Life
Life in an Anishinabe Camp

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