Vegetation
With plenty of rich soil, vegetation in the Ojibwe domain thrives. It is heavily forested with countless different deciduous and evergreen trees. Scattered among the region there is a generous amount of birch, pine, elm, beech, oak, and maple trees. With a collection of wood each tree has it's own purpose to serve for. For example, the Ojibwe use birch bark especially for their homes, wigwams, because it is easy to peel off the tree and is water proof, as well as easy to transport in the winter. Furthermore, this location also includes numerous wild berry bushes of blueberries, raspberries, chokeberries, blackberries and cranberries. In addition, they have access to sweet fruits which they use in recipes with berries for deserts. Most importantly, on the land of the Ojibwe grows wild rice in large amounts . Wild rice is the basic base of their diet, therefore it is used a lot in their recipes since it is an easy access and there is plenty of it. Other vegetation consists of vegetables in farming such as pumpkins, corn, squash, and potatoes. For all this variety of rich vegetation the climate plays a vital role.