Although the Great Ojibwa is typically considered an Eastern Woodland Nation, their territory extended beyond the great lakes and woodlands of the east. This Nation ranged into Southern Manitoba and into North Dakota. The Ojibwa artists of Prairie House Gallery are members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (Ojibwa/ Anishnuabe).
Ojibwa artisans traditionally worked with locally available materials such as birch bark, willow, and deer hide. Their works are not necessarily stuck in time. Willow basketry may follow a traditional pattern, but the details of the craft and the basket designs identify each artist's work. Today’s artists, such as Larry Decoteau, works stone into sculptures that are prized by both corporate and individual collectors for their integration of modern styling, cultural traditions, and skilled training. Ojibwa artist Norvel Morriseau is credited with being the father of a style of art now known as the “Woodland Style.”
Among collectors of traditional ethnic art, the Ojibwa are best know for their elaborate beadwork (today in glass, stone and in plastic bead), quill work, leather work (the Northen Ojibwa make gloves that work well even in sub-zero temperatures), birch and willow basketry, and woodwork (especially in diamond willow.) The western Ojibwa also are known for their Star-quilt blankets, which tend to have larger star segments than the ones typically made by Lakota artists.