Chippewa or Ojibwe graves and mourners, in a feast for the dead, 1873. "In front of the nearest grave is seen the grave post, with leaves and a vessel for offerings tied to it. In the end of the wooden structure covering the grave is a hole for inserting offerings of food, and at top it is ornamented with leaves. At the side is hung the worked knife-case of the deceased, and above is a headdress of feathers." John William Dawson. The Ojibwe (also Ojibwa), or Chippewa are one of the largest groups of Native Americans and First Nations on the North American continent.

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