What's In A Name
HMCS Ojibwa is named after one of Canada's largest
groups of indigenous peoples. At the height of their power, their
territory stretched from the shores of Lake Huron to the edge of
the Prairies. Today, there are reserves in the Canadian provinces
of Ontario and Manitoba and the American states of Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Also known as the Chippawa, the name refers to 'people
whose moccasins have puckered seams'. Those moccasins helped them
to be silent hunters and warriors. HMCS
Ojibwa is proud to bear the name; however, be
assured that there are no puckered seams aboard this sleek lined
beauty.
For more about the Ojibwa peoples, follow the links below.
Who Are
the Ojibwa?
Council of the Three
Fires
A
Migratory People
Midewiwin - The
Grand Medicine Society
Ebb
& Flow of Power
Military
Service