At a Glance Tribe Name: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa — in Ojibwemowin, Nagaajiwanaang, "Where the Water Stops," named for the place where the St. Louis River's current slows at the head of Lake Superior. In older records the people were the Wayekwaa-gichigamiing Gichigamiwininiwag. Language: Ojibwemowin (also called Anishinaabemowin) — the language of the Ojibwe/Anishinaabe people. Language Tree: Algonquian language family (Central Algonquian), the great languag