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 >
Editor’s note: This is an oral history of Chief Blackstone. There were few written records to assemble this story, but this famous Ojibwa chief ’s life had many retellings. The victor writes the history, and Chief Blackstone’s record has been largely kept hidden from the public. Why? The government simply does not want you to know what really happens. Chief... READ MORE >
Long ago on South Foul, Northern Light, Gunflint, and Saganaga Lakes, there were many small Anishinaabe villages. The population of these villages was small because of the long winter seasons, which can have snow on the ground for six months. This is the only time the Nanabozho stories can be told. Otter Track Lake up that way, was long ago... READ MORE >
The creator made the first Anishinaabe. The creator first made a woman. He took a rib from her, and then made a man. This is why women have one less rib than a man. The Anishinaabe people led by the clans, came from the east coast of the great saltwater ocean in their last migration. Remains found today in Cook... 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 >
