Bad River Ojibwe History | Tribal Histories

By the Kagagon and Bad Rivers, Mary Bigboy, Thomas O’Connor Sr. and Robert Powless Sr. share stories of the Bad River Ojibwe, from their early migration to the Lake Superior shores to a once-thriving lumbering community to the present day honoring of traditions through the drum, ceremonies, and harvesting the wild rice.
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[@afriendlydolphin6309]

Excellent program! Thank you to PBS Wisconsin, for making this program available.

[@badguy1481]

The Bad River runs through a Wisconsin State Park (Copper Falls). That Park is worth a trip if you're ever in the area (about 30 miles South-East of Ashland).

[@louiss1625]

this is an incredible series. we need to listen to our indigenous voices -- they are the only way we will survive this ecological cataclysm.

[@ingerforland1324]

This is so interesting and some beautiful interviews. Thanks so much.

[@SW-ui5sj]

Such a beautiful ending , souls are awaking and wanting to connect back to source ❤

[@cammoammooutdooradventures5910]

Some interesting history here. I live not far from this area.

[@reinamplify]

Strong statement by Ojibwe, "it's a medicine river not badriver"

[@user-pq6nt3qo3v]

😂this was what I needed at 2:18 in the AM ohemgeeeee I love this so much. It' makes me happy to know KZbin is informational and have the opportunity to listen to my elders.

[@samuelreed2994]

Thank you for helping me reconnect

[@DerScheisse]

Part of a story from my mother - *_and when our bottles clanked too loud the nuns would come out to investigate and we'd hide behind the tombstones so they wouldn't catch us drinkin' and beat us_* and end that story with a hearty indian giggle!

[@wytewolf800]

I'm an Ojibwe, I live just North of the Bad River Reservation on the Red Cliff Indian Reservation

[@beththomas2222]

Sup, me too. Red Cliff. Lived just off hwy 13. It's just my Ma there now. Giigawabamiin.

[@peziki]

"Bad" River is a historical name. Used by the voyageurs to refer to a troublesome river loaded with roots, treefalls, sandbars and other obstructions that made their work very hard.

[@Adamz678]

I never understood why they called it Bad river, thanks for the insight.

[@ErikaWeiss]

Also because of flooding. The 'bad river' that flows through copper falls got that name because its floods killed a lot of CCC members.

[@Linz-vp7qb]

Beautiful

[@josephdick8867]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO 💜

[@ewellfossum]

I am a Badriver Ojibwe, Menominee and part Norwegian that has family on both reservations. My grandmother was Irene Rabideaux and she married John Fossum from Neopit. I am also a descendant of the Chiricahua Apache prisoner of war that ended up at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Am descended from Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache chief's Victorio, Mangas Coloradas, Loco and US Chiricahua Apache scouts Charles Martine Sr and Paul Guydelkon Sr. Scout Martine and his cuz Chiricahua Apache scout Kayitah along with Lt. Charles Gatewood found Naiche and Geronimo in Mexico in 1886 and managed to get them to surrender, ending the Apache Wars in the great southwest, where I live today.

[@ogichidaawag3244]

My Grandfather was born and raised on the reservation in Callaway Minnesota and played on a Callaway native baseball team. I had a photo of him in his baseball uniform painted on my motorcycle tank.

[@GreenTea3699]

@ogichidaawag3244 What a beautiful tribute to your grandfather. I bet as you ride down the road, his spirit looks down and smiles upon you. Ride safe friend ❤

[@skystanlake173]

Chii Miigwetch for sharing

[@beththomas2222]

Hey Google, it means big thank you for sharing.

[@mojorising1]

Who else felt connected to the part about the Eagle?

[@mrschnider6521]

anyone see the part about west allis?

[@SW-ui5sj]

I cried 😢

[@mojorising1]

@@SW-ui5sj me too the tears are good for healing 😇

[@RigHauler]

It is a very sad story indeed. I feel sorry for all natives of North America and I am glad that my ancestors had nothing to do with this dark periods in history.

[@Gr8fulnomad]

I wonder if this is why my mom was so good at field hockey, and me street hockey.

[@ranchocontreras505]

de aquí provendra la mítica?

[@Kingnadeer_333]

Does anyone know about Ojibwe located in South Africa?

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

THE SPIRITIS BLESS THE OBJIBWE

[@lyftedinla7773]

Ceremonies

[@Linz-vp7qb]

❤

[@Linz-vp7qb]

❤

[@CHOC0BERRY]

Am I the only one that their subtitles are overlapping?

[@tiffanychanelgray6020]

High Profile

[@ewellfossum]

Spent many summers in Wisconsin when dad was alive. When my father Gaynell John Fossum was close to the end of his life from cancer in 2015, he had lived among the Apache for over 50 years and was loved by them. I asked him, "Dad do you want to be buried here with the Apaches?", he said, "Fuck no, Christ I've had enuff of these Apaches"....man we had a good laugh! I wish he would have taught me his Menominee language. I also have some old old Ojibwe lacrosse sticks my father gave to me....

[@browngreen933]

Bad River doesn't refer to the river being evil or satanic, it's a reference to it being tough going by canoe due to many fallen trees and floodwood the farther upriver you go -- and then you reach solid rock and rapids.

[@williyrayslater3299]

I'm Chippewa Indian Belcourt North Dakota Devils Lake

[@stevenevangelist5221]

Great great grandfather married the Ojibwe chiefs daughter. Hello cousins.

[@lyftedinla7773]

Agrixculture. Africans.

[@lyftedinla7773]

6cw

[@JohnMelland]

Boozhoo, Sabé Indigenekaz, Migizi Dodem, Annishinabě. Boise Indingeba. Mashkiki Bebe, 👣🦅💐👍😁👍💐⚪🖤❤💛

[@lyftedinla7773]

I never got a "fresh squeeze".

[@lyftedinla7773]

Htr3

[@lyftedinla7773]

My battery is right across the street.

[@johnfree2833]

Ojibway apple who was adopted out from FDL raised by pales,Lutheran military types will take Ayahuasca to reconnect with Ojibway ancestry....God help me...

[@deadantagonist5743]

You’ll have to forget your language...wow

[@yusufbych6308]

Strong message- For sure, if we lose belief in the Spirit, the creator, God, and Allah, then we lose everything and life turns into an empty misery. We can't turn our back on the past, for the past is what's giving life meaning. The modern way of life is bad, very bad, and very empty- to have money and use money is not what we were created for, to be rich is to have a pure heart and do what is good, to be aware of that we all are brothers and sisters no matter what religion, race and nationality, we are all God's children.

[@h10134h10134]

He looks just like duke

[@emlo9103]

I would have still spoken my language at night or in secret but not to speak never

[@badguy1481]

Remember: the Ojibwe were interlopers on to the lands in Northern Wisconsin. They fought and defeated the Lakota Sioux, that were there in the early 1600's. The Lakota Sioux were driven across the Mississippi in the 1640's and had to change their way of life from "woodland" to "great plains".

[@pinebob1056]

Not true.

[@badguy1481]

@@pinebob1056 true.

[@mischeifNmayhem]

Actually the Ojibwa were on the lakes before the ice age the ice pushed them east and then when the ice melted they came back ... and found the Sioux in northern Wisconsin... they found other tribes in northern Michigan and took it back from them while in alliance with the Ottawa and powtawami.... there is a history that is way before the 1600s way before Columbus way before adam

[@ymmatsomaht7255]

We weren't allowed to speak our langange

[@stephanieweaver4194]

poppycock!