Hunting and Gathering
The Ojibwe require pristine skills to obtain and prepare their food. Hunting is no easy task, the hunter had to know a lot about the prey's habits, defences and attacks. Common hunting tools are bows and arrows, spears and clubs. Some creatures are hunted in the waterways such as fish, mussels, turtles, crayfish and frogs. Though the Ojibwe hunt a lot, they do rely on other methods, one being Gathering. "During the summer, women gathered wild foods, including berries, nuts, roots, and wild greens and, where the growing season was long enough, planted small gardens of corn, beans, and squash. Late summer and early fall were the ricing season, and several families worked together to gather and process the rice, which could be stored and used throughout the winter and spring. Since they have some areas for vegetation, they have gradually developed methods for farming. Various crops are such as grapes, sumac berries, blackberries, plums, persimmons, groundnuts, hazelnuts and other ediblets were only found in the warmer areas. Wild rice and maple syrup are an example on food that can only be found in the cooler climate.