The Ojibwa first settled in Hudson's Bay, but then moved down to Mackinac Strait. Later on, they migrated to Lake Superior. Then, they had a war with the Iroquois, and defeated them, driving them out of their territory. Then, they had war with the Dakota tribe, driving them out of their territory aswell. By the 1800's, the Ojibwa controlled Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinios, Indiana, and Ohio. This made them the most powerful and largest aboriginal group in North America.
They may have wanted this much land because of their hunter/gatherer lifestyle, and because of their growing poulation. They used the Great Lakes for their waterways. They depended on forest for their hunting and gathering, and the lakes for the fishing.
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