Editor’s note: The stories recounted here are largely taken from the oral tradition of the Ojibwe and some written historical accounts. The Lake Superior treaty creating the Grand Portage Indian Reservation was signed by the United States government and chiefs at Madeline Island near today’s Bayfield, Wisconsin in 1854. Before that, white people were not allowed to enter that vast... READ MORE >
Long ago an Ojibwe elder told me an interesting story. As a child he lived deep in the woods on an island within a huge lake. As a child with charcoal on his face and with much fear he fasted for many days and nights. During that time he received many visions. As he became an older man he had... READ MORE >
