A member of a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, also called Ojibwe or Anishinaabe; or the Algonquian language they speak.
From Ojibwe 'Anishinaabeg' meaning 'original people,' the word 'Chippewa' is an English adaptation and is considered a historical rather than preferred modern name; 'Ojibwe' is the contemporary standard term.
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