Ojibwe Place Names ArcGIS map of Chigami-ziibi, the St. Louis River

SLRE National Water Trail
Written By St. Louis River Alliance

In March we hosted ‘Babaa-ayaang Chigami-ziibing: Going about the St. Louis River’ with Naawakwe, Project Manager of the Fond du Lac Gegaanzongejig Ji-Aabadak Ojibwemowin (FDL Language & Culture Program). In the audience was Matt Goodman, GIS Principal for the Sheriff's Office in Saint Louis County. From Naawakwe’s presentation, Matt layered the place names provided onto an interactive ArcGIS map allowing you to follow along the river and learn about Ojibwe history and language.

We’ll be adding a few more Ojibwe place names to our 2025 National Water Trail map, which will be available this summer. Thank you Fond du Lac Gegaanzongejig Ji-Aabadak Ojibwemowin for being a great partner, and to Saint Louis County for this new tool. Check it out!

Here is the handout Naawakwe put together for the event; it outlines 15 names within the Estuary.

Here is a link to the interactive ArcGIS map with Ojibwe place names along the River.

St. Louis River Alliance https://www.stlouisriver.org
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