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The definition of "Anishnaabeg" is ''First-'' or ''Original-People''. Another possible definition refers to ideas about the good humans, or good people that are on the right road or path given to them by the Creator .

There are many variant spellings of the Anishinaabe name, depending on the transcription scheme and also on whether the name is singular or plural. So, different spelling systems may indicate Vowel Length or spell certain consonants differently (''Anishinabe'', ''Anicinape''); meanwhile, variants ending in -''eg/ek'' (''Anishinaabeg'', ''Anishinabek'') come from an Algonquian plural, while those ending in an -''e'' come from an Algonquian singular.

In the eastern Ojibwe and in the Odawa, due the syncope the word experiences, it is realised as ''Nishnaabe''. The Cognate word ''Neshnabé'' comes from Potawatomi , a people long allied with Odawas and Ojibwes in the Council Of Three Fires . Identified as ''Anishinaabe'' but not part of the ''Council of Three Fires'' are the '' Nipissing '', '' Mississaugas '' and '' Algonquin ''.

According to Oral History , the Anishinaabeg were originally from the Maritimes or the Labrador coast of eastern Canada. The Anishinaabeg travelled inland up the Saint Lawrence Seaway until establishing a long-held cultural centre in the Sault Ste. Marie region of Ontario , Canada. With expansion of trade under partnerships with the French and later the British , fostered by availability of Small Arms , members of the Council Of Three Fires expanded southward to the Ohio River , southwestward along the Illinois River , and westward along Lake Superior , Lake Of The Woods and the northern Great Plains .

As the Anishinaabeg moved inland, through both alliances and conquest, various other closely-related Algonquian peoples were incorporated into the Anishinaabe Nation. These included, but not limited to, the ''Noquet'' (originally part of the Menomini Tribe) and ''Mandwe'' (originally part of the Fox ). Other incorporated groups can generally be identified by the individual's Doodem (Clan). ''Migizi-doodem'' (Bald Eagle Clan) generally identifies those whose ancestors were Americans, ''Awaazisii-doodem'' (Burbot Clan) as now extinct branch of Sioux occupying the Sault Ste. Marie region of Lake Superior and ''Ma'iingan-doodem'' (Wolf Clan) as Santee Sioux . Other Anishinaabe doodem migrated out of the core Anishinaabeg groupings, such as the ''Nibiinaabe-doodem'' (Merman Clan) that is now found as the "Water-spirit Clan" of the Winnebagos .

Anishinaabeg peoples live as tribal governments or bands ( First Nations ) in both the northern United States and southern Canada , chiefly around the Great Lakes . Through Treaties and past relocation programs, some Anishinaabeg are also located in Kansas and Oklahoma .

Closely related to the Ojibwe and speaking a language mutually intelligible with ''Anishinaabemowin'' (Anishinaabe language) but are not considered one of the Anishinaabeg are the Oji-Cree (also known as "Severn Ojibwe"). Instead, their self-description is ''Anishinini'' (plural: ''Anishininiwag'').


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