I decided to focus my paper on the Ojibway, otherwise spelt Ojibwe or Ojibwa, First Nations communities. This weblog concentrates on their relations with the environment, which is the topic of my essay. It begins with technology-based media that represents Ojibway culture, including information on their traditions related to the land. It then provides links related to Ojibway treaty rights and land claims, which have significance for their connections to the environment and territory-based rights.

Website # 1: http://www.ojibweculture.ca

The website for the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation provides information on the people of the Robinson Huron Treaty area in Ontario. This organization aims to preserve and protect Ojibwe culture. It provides information on cultural events and workshops, and ways to learn about the Ojibwe peoples. It also has learning resources for children, particularly an animation of Nanabush, who is a figure in Ojibwe legends. These resources teach oral traditions and the native language and can be found through the following link: http://nanabush.ca. This website presents information relevant to the environment, such as hunting practices and seasonal changes.

Website # 2: http://www.ojibwe.org

This link provides six video clips from a television series that depicts the history and traditions of the Anishinaabe-Ojibwe tribe located in the Great Lakes region, which includes 19 bands. The majority of these videos relate to Objibwe cultural connections with the environment, such as the one entitled “We are All Related”, which describes pre- and post-colonial environmental interactions.

Website # 3: http://www.tribalyouthmedia.org

The Tribal Youth Media website enables First Nations children to showcase videos they created about the natural environment. In particular, the website focuses on the Ojibwe peoples of the Great Lakes region and includes information on their treaty rights and hunting practices. I found the following video about how climate change affects the Ojibwe culture particularly informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9y7er2ebQTE#at=25.

Website # 4: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100028667/1100100028669

This website, provided by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, has a link to the Treaty No. 3 document, which is the treaty that pertains to the Ojibway peoples. This treaty explains their land claim rights, which are of importance for Ojibway relations to the environment and their cultural rights pertaining to their homeland. In addition to the treaty document, this website provides an interpretation of the treaty, including a historical background of its development, an explanation of its negotiations and a description of its implementation. This interpretation also contains information on dealings with land ownership between the government and Ojibway peoples.

Website # 5: http://www.gct3.net

The link for the Grand Chief’s Office of Treaty No. 3 provides the Ojibwe perspective to the treaty, contrasting to the government standpoint provided in the above weblog entry. This website provides contact information for the bands applicable to the treaty and links to their community websites. It also explains the history of Treaty No. 3 and contains a document with Chief Powasson’s logs from the initial signing of the agreement. Furthermore, the website has information on laws that pertain to the treaty, including those related to land rights.