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Long before the onslaught of the white invasion, the Chippewas originally lived east. An event forced them to migrate towards the west. This westward migration may have happened 11,500 years ago. They followed the Sain Lawrence River and settled in several location including '''Mooniyaang''' (Montreal) and '''Baweting''' (Sault Ste. Marie). At '''Baweting''', the Chippewas agreed to colonize new lands to the south, north, and west. | Long before the onslaught of the white invasion, the Chippewas originally lived east. An event forced them to migrate towards the west. This westward migration may have happened 11,500 years ago. They followed the Sain Lawrence River and settled in several location including '''Mooniyaang''' (Montreal) and '''Baweting''' (Sault Ste. Marie). At '''Baweting''', the Chippewas agreed to colonize new lands to the south, north, and west. | ||
Those Chippewas who migrated south into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana are known as the'''Illini''', '''Menominee''', '''Miami''', '''Potawatomi''', '''Sac or Sauk''', and '''Shawnee'''. Those Chippewas who migrated south all the way to the Gulf of Mexico including Florida, are the '''Chickasaw''', '''Choctaw''', '''Creek''', and '''Seminole'''. In the Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi region the Chippewas are known as the '''Atakapa''', '''Natchez''', '''Chitimacha''', '''Tunica''', and '''Tonkawa'''. In the far south, the Chippewas were largely mixed with other Indian Nations and blacks who all were under Chippewa protection.<br> | Those Chippewas who migrated south into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana are known as the '''Illini''', '''Menominee''', '''Miami''', '''Potawatomi''', '''Sac or Sauk''', and '''Shawnee'''. Those Chippewas who migrated south all the way to the Gulf of Mexico including Florida, are the '''Chickasaw''', '''Choctaw''', '''Creek''', and '''Seminole'''. In the Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi region the Chippewas are known as the '''Atakapa''', '''Natchez''', '''Chitimacha''', '''Tunica''', and '''Tonkawa'''. In the far south, the Chippewas were largely mixed with other Indian Nations and blacks who all were under Chippewa protection.<br> | ||
Those Chippewas who migrated north then northwest are the '''Chipewyan''' and '''Cree'''. The Chipewyan migrated northwest into far northern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Alaska. The Cree migrated up to northern Ontario, central Manitoba, central Saskatchewan, and central Alberta. | Those Chippewas who migrated north then northwest are the '''Chipewyan''' and '''Cree'''. The Chipewyan migrated northwest into far northern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Alaska. The Cree migrated up to northern Ontario, central Manitoba, central Saskatchewan, and central Alberta. | ||