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Josephine is a Chippewa woman of the Red Lake band of Chippewa (Ojibwe) The Red Lake Reservation is rare because the tribal nation owns all its land. Listen to the audio podcast on the NPR website: ...

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Chippewa Bug-o-nay-ge-shig/Pug-o-nay-ge-shig "Hole-in-the-Day/Hole-in-the-Sky" Chief at the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota; Chief of the Chippewa As chief, forced to sign the Agreement of...

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Mississauga/Otter Clan "Nawahjegezhegwabe, the son of Wahbanosay (Wabenose, Wobenosay), “a chief of the Messissauga Tribe of the Ojibway Nation,” and Pakakis, his wife, was born in the territory of ...

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Mississauga Tribe of the Ojibwe/Eagle doodem Geezhigo-w-ininih - "Sky Man" Head chief, 1861-1889 Married Anna Springer, 1830 Their children: Robert, two other sons and a daughter Married Mar...

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Mississauga/Eagle doodem (clan/totem) Baptized: Sarah Henry Married Augustus Jones, 1797 Their children: Thayendanegea (John Jones) and Kahkewaquonaby (Peter Jones) Married Chief Mesquacosy T...

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Mississauga of the Ojibwe Nation/ Eagle doodem(clan, totem) Nawahjegezhegwabe "sloping sky" Head chief of the Credit Mississauga from 1828-1863 Married: Wetosy (Jane Sawyer), Mississauga Their ch...

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Ojibwe George Henry (1811–1888), later Maungwudaus, was an Ojibwe performer, interpreter, mission worker, and herbalist. He interpreted the Ojibwe language into English. He was a herbalist towards t...

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Mississauga Tribe of the Ojibway Nation/ Eagle doodem (clan, totem) (Wabenose, Wobenosay) "Walks in the Dawn" Married Catharine 'Adonwentishon' Croghan, 1775 Married Pakakis Their child: Nawa...

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Joseph aka Joe Big Bear was a Chippewa man of the Removable Mille Lacs Band at the White Earth Reservation (The Removable Mille Lacs Band is a group of Mille Lacs Indians who moved to the White Earth...

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Maggie was a Chippewa woman from the Otter Tail Pillager Chippewa Tribe (White Earth Reservation) (Curator Note: The tribe does not appear to have had its own seal, thus the use of the White Earth Chip...

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Frank was a Chippewa man (the specific band has not yet been determined) In October 1898, Leech Lake was the site of the Battle of Sugar Point, commonly called the last military conflict between the...

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Tom was a man from the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Ojibwe oral history tells us that the migration of our ancestors to the Minnesota region beginning in approximately 900 CE result...

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1912 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch ( : Fri Oct 06 10:33:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Tom Floodwood, 1912, pg. 180/531, line 226, census of the Chippewa I...

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Josephine was a Chippewa woman (Turtle Mountain Band) Chippewa Land Cessions in North Dakota. Adapted from Schneider, 1994 . The Turtle Mountain Reservation is located in the Turtle Mountains near...

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Louise Erdrich , (born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954)is an American author, writer of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled mem...

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James was a Chippewa (Red Lake band) man Biography James was born in 1902 in Minnesota to parents Wain Je Mah Dub Iuayke and his wife As Sin E Wah Beak James was admitted to the Canton Asylum for I...

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1910 Apr 23-25 - "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch ( : Wed Oct 04 06:14:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Wainjemahdub Iuayke and Assinewahbeak Iuayke, 1910, pg, 597/1341, lines 28-37, census of the R...

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Research Notes -FS = __________ Sources 1903 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch ( : Fri Oct 06 07:43:21 UTC 2023), Entry for As Sin Ewub Eke, 1903, p...

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Research Notes -NOT named Julia Blackeye, according to the 1920 census a Julea is head of household but age 48 would have her born in 1872, not 1860! Listed with three sons is consistent with all Indi...

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Kay-Zhe-Ah-Bow was a Chippewa woman (White Earth Band) " Suffice to say that in the old days, each Indian had a personal name not transmitted to the children, and the family relationships were couched...

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