My Tribe

Bad River Band of Lake Bad River Band of Lake Superior Superior Chippewa IndiansChippewa Indians

By: Cherisha GougeBy: Cherisha Gouge

May 6May 6thth 2009 2009

Table of ContentsTable of Contents Map of Wisconsin Indian Map of Wisconsin Indian

TribesTribes Bad River PowwowBad River Powwow Fancy ShawlFancy Shawl Jingle DressJingle Dress Men’s Fancy DanceMen’s Fancy Dance Grass DanceGrass Dance About the Bad River TribeAbout the Bad River Tribe Bad River CasinoBad River Casino Myths and LegendsMyths and Legends GoatmanGoatman The Great Spirit Gichi The Great Spirit Gichi

ManidooManidoo

Community CenterCommunity Center Bad River Boys and Bad River Boys and

Girls ClubGirls Club Clans of the ChippewaClans of the Chippewa Bear Clan Bear Clan Eagle ClanEagle Clan Crane & Loon ClanCrane & Loon Clan About me About me Sites I usedSites I used The EndThe End

Wisconsin MapWisconsin Map

Bad River PowwowBad River Powwow

Bad River Powwow is in mid Bad River Powwow is in mid AugustAugust

A small powwowA small powwow But you get to meet new But you get to meet new

peoplepeople Maybe about 2-300 dancers Maybe about 2-300 dancers

Fancy ShawlFancy Shawl

Northern Fancy Shawl Dance is said Northern Fancy Shawl Dance is said to imitate that of a butterfly.to imitate that of a butterfly.

Fancy shawl involves more motion Fancy shawl involves more motion and agility than other styles of and agility than other styles of dance.dance.

This dance style is similar in dancing This dance style is similar in dancing and the bright colors to the Men's and the bright colors to the Men's Fancy Dance Fancy Dance

Jingle DressJingle Dress

The dance was a gift from the Creator to the The dance was a gift from the Creator to the Ojibwa people for the purpose of healing. Ojibwa people for the purpose of healing.

After nearly dying out, the dance regained After nearly dying out, the dance regained popularity.popularity.

A fan is carried and raised during the honor A fan is carried and raised during the honor beats of the song beats of the song

Men’s Fancy DanceMen’s Fancy Dance

Men’s Fancy dance is said to be Men’s Fancy dance is said to be originated in Oklahoma in the early 1900’soriginated in Oklahoma in the early 1900’s

The brightest and fastest of men's dance The brightest and fastest of men's dance styles.styles.

This dance belongs to no tribe.This dance belongs to no tribe. Sometimes this dance is freestyle, with Sometimes this dance is freestyle, with

dancers doing such wild things as the dancers doing such wild things as the splits and back flips.splits and back flips.

Grass DanceGrass Dance

► In some nations people believe that In some nations people believe that the Grass Dance is a healing dance.the Grass Dance is a healing dance.

► In other nations the dancers blessed In other nations the dancers blessed the ground while they danced in time the ground while they danced in time with the beat of the drum.with the beat of the drum.

►dancers‘ outfits of today consist of a dancers‘ outfits of today consist of a belt, cuffs, headband belt, cuffs, headband

About the Bad River Tribe•Bad River is located on a 125,000+ acre

reservation in Northern Wisconsin •The tribe has over 6,000 members, about

1,500 live on the reservation in Odanah, Old Odanah, Birch Hill & Franks Field.

•The reservation is over 90% wild land •The Bad River Band is one of six Ojibwe

bands in Wisconsin that are federally recognized tribes

Bad River CasinoBad River Casino

Bad River Casino has slots, blackjack, Bad River Casino has slots, blackjack, snack bar, restaurant, and a lodge.snack bar, restaurant, and a lodge.

Bad River is located 10 miles east of Bad River is located 10 miles east of Ashland, Wisconsin on U.S. Highway 2 Ashland, Wisconsin on U.S. Highway 2

The casino does a drawing almost very The casino does a drawing almost very monthmonth

Myths and Legends Myths and Legends

• Goat Man

• The Great Spirit Gichi Manidoo

Goat ManGoat Man

►Goat man is told to be half man and Goat man is told to be half man and half goat. Some people say he is a half goat. Some people say he is a relative of Bigfoot. But people also say relative of Bigfoot. But people also say he looks like the devil.he looks like the devil.

The Great Spirit Gichi ManidooThe Great Spirit Gichi Manidoo

According to Ojibwe prophecy, the According to Ojibwe prophecy, the Great Spirit Gichi Manidoo told the Great Spirit Gichi Manidoo told the Anishinaabe to move west from the Anishinaabe to move west from the Atlantic coast until they found the Atlantic coast until they found the "food that grows on water." (wild "food that grows on water." (wild rice)rice)

Community CenterCommunity Center

At the community center you can At the community center you can play basketball, volley ball, dodge play basketball, volley ball, dodge ball. Its our gym. The community ball. Its our gym. The community center is used for almost everything. center is used for almost everything. Weddings and funerals and we use it Weddings and funerals and we use it to have dances. to have dances.

Bad River Boys and Girls ClubBad River Boys and Girls Club

►Kids can make new friends.Kids can make new friends.►Go on trips to swimming in the summer Go on trips to swimming in the summer

and hiking. In the winter you can go on and hiking. In the winter you can go on trip in the winter to sledding or skiing.trip in the winter to sledding or skiing.

►Do homeworkDo homework►There is a beading club. Where you can There is a beading club. Where you can

make bracelets, necklaces, or Native make bracelets, necklaces, or Native American arts such as, dream catchers, American arts such as, dream catchers, moccasins, and other arts. moccasins, and other arts.

Clans of the ChippewaClans of the Chippewa

BearBear Eagle Eagle Crane & LoonCrane & Loon

Bear ClanBear Clan

Bear Clan members were the strong Bear Clan members were the strong and steady police and legal and steady police and legal guardians. guardians.

Bear Clan members spent a lot of Bear Clan members spent a lot of time patrolling the land surrounding time patrolling the land surrounding the tribe.the tribe.

Eagle ClanEagle Clan

• Eagle Clan represented the spiritual Eagle Clan represented the spiritual leaders of the people and gave the leaders of the people and gave the nation its vision of well-being and its nation its vision of well-being and its highest development of the spirit.highest development of the spirit.

Crane & Loon ClanCrane & Loon Clan

Crane and the Loon Clans were given Crane and the Loon Clans were given the power of Chieftainship the power of Chieftainship

By working together, these two clans By working together, these two clans gave the people a balanced gave the people a balanced government with each serving as a government with each serving as a check on the other. check on the other.

About MeAbout Me

I’m from the Bad River Band Of Chippewa I’m from the Bad River Band Of Chippewa Indians. But I was born in L.C.O., another Indians. But I was born in L.C.O., another Chippewa tribe in Wisconsin. I dance Fancy Chippewa tribe in Wisconsin. I dance Fancy shawl at powwow. My Indian name is Bay-shawl at powwow. My Indian name is Bay-wah-jaee-wii-biik (bay-wah-jay-wee-beak). It wah-jaee-wii-biik (bay-wah-jay-wee-beak). It means coming out of the mountains. And I am means coming out of the mountains. And I am part of the Bear Clan.part of the Bear Clan.

Sites I UsedSites I Used

http://www.badriver.com/about.htmlhttp://www.badriver.com/about.html http://www.badriver.com/location.htmlhttp://www.badriver.com/location.html http://images.google.com/images?q=wild+http://images.google.com/images?q=wild+

rice&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&sa=2rice&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&sa=2 http://images.google.com/images?q=bad+rhttp://images.google.com/images?q=bad+r

iver+wi+black+bird+center&btnG=Search+iver+wi+black+bird+center&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&sa=2Images&gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&sa=2

http://www.sicc.sk.ca/saskindian/a97jun17.http://www.sicc.sk.ca/saskindian/a97jun17.htmhtm

http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=9425&pst=644055disc.html?gpp=9425&pst=644055

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