Chippewa (disambiguation)

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There are many uses of the word Chippewa, which is an alternate spelling/pronunciation of the Ojibwe tribe. Note that the similar-sounding Chipewyan people are an unrelated First Nations people in the Arctic region of Canada.

Places named Chippewa include:

• Chippewa of the Thames, an Indian reserve in Ontario
• Chippawa, Ontario (different spelling, but same reference to Indian band and sharing the idiosyncratic spelling with the Battle of Chippawa that was fought nearby)
• Chippewa, Wisconsin
• Chippewa County, Michigan
• Chippewa County, Minnesota
• Chippewa County, Wisconsin
• Chippewa Township, Ohio
• Chippewa Township, Chippewa County, Michigan
• Chippewa Township, Isabella County, Michigan
• Chippewa Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
• Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania
• Chippewa River (Michigan)
• Chippewa River (Minnesota)
• Chippewa River (Wisconsin)

There is also

• Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
• Chippewa Falls Township, Minnesota
• Chippewa Lake, Ohio
• The Chippewa Cree tribe in Montana
• USS Chippewa
• The sports teams of Central Michigan University are known as the Chippewas. This name is used with the consent of the nearby Saginaw Chippewa Tribe.
• Chippewa Street is the name for the portion of Missouri Route 366 located in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Most of this road was once part of U.S. Route 66.