O-mig-aun-dib ("Sore Head"):
He was the son of a Dakota Chief & the
daughter of an Ojibwe Chief. His parents married during a term of peace
between the two tribes in the early 1700's. His descendants were Chiefs
of the Wolf Clan (Maheengun Totem) of Ojibwe, with their villages bordering
the disputed lands of the Dakota. Those descendants include; I-aub-aus
(1820's - Chief of Rice Lake village), Shon-e-yah (Chief of a Snake
River village), Na-guon-abe (1820's - Chief of the Mille Lacs village)
& Mun-o-min-ika-sheen (1840's - Chief of a St.Croix village
& 1850's - Chief at Mille Lacs).
The follow is from William W.Warren's book,
History of the Ojibway People; "...Omig-aun-dib, the chief of Rice
Lake, had half brothers among the Dakotas, who after the death of their
common father became chiefs over their people; through the influence of
these closely related chieftains, peace was long kept up between their
respective villages. Ill-will, however, gradually crept in between them,
as either party continually lost relatives, in the implacable warfare which
was now most continually carried on between other portions of their two
tribes. At last they dared no longer to make peace visits to one another's
villages, though they still did not join the war parties which marched
into the region of country which they respectively occupied...The breach
between the two tribes became widened by almost daily bloody encounters,
and the relationship existing between them became at last to be almost
forgotten...short terms of peace which have occurred between the two tribes,
have generally been first brought about by the mixed bloods of either tribe
who could approach one another with greater confidence than those entirely
unconnected by blood..."
Iaubaus ("Little-Buck"): (? - ?)
He was the nephew of Omigaundib and the son
of the Chief of the Yellow Lake village. He was an Ojibwe Chief (Wolf Clan)
of the Rice Lake village about 1825 to 1852.
Shoneyah ("Silver/Money"): (? - ?)
He was the nephew of Omigaundib and the son
of the Chief of the Yellow Lake village. He was an Ojibwe Chief (Wolf Clan)
of the Pokaguma (Snake River) village about 1837 to 1852.
Naguonabe ("Feathers-End"): (? - ?)
He was the nephew of Omigaundib and the son of the
Chief of the Yellow Lake village. He was an Ojibwe Chief (Wolf Clan) of
the Mille Lacs village who signed a treaty in 1837. In William W.Warren's
book "History of the Ojibway People", he writes (his manuscript was finished
in the winter of 1852/53 before his early death) of the Wolf/Maheengun
Clan; "...are few in number and reside mostly on the St.Croix River and
at Mille Lacs. They are looked upon by the tribe in general with much respect.
The Ojibways of this totem derive their origin on the paternal side from
the Dakotas. Naguonabe, the civil chief of Mille Lac, may be considered
the principal man of this family. Munominikashe, who has lately removed
from the St.Croix to Mille Lac with his band, is a man of considerable
importance amongst his fellows..."
Munominikashe ("Rice-Maker"): (? - ?)
He was descendent from Dakota Chief Buffalo,
from the Dakota/Ojibwe marriage. He was an Ojibwe Chief (Wolf Clan) who
moved his village accross the St.Croix River about 1850 to the Mille Lacs
area.
- The is the begining of a fascinating history of the Dakota/Ojibwe
desputed lands and the western expansion of the Ojibwe accross the Lower
St.Croix River. I am hoping you folks out there in cyber-land will help
sort-out this "sketch" with additions, corrections and other missing info,
so we can piece together an accurate history of the region during this
time...Contact me at dfnels@angelfire.com and I will add your info to this
site, crediting you with your name and/or e-mail.