Chippewa Customs

INFORMANTS

2 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [liULL.86 FIG. I.-Map showing reservu tions on which material was chiefly collected. 1. Red Lake, Minn. 2. White Earth, Minn. 3. Mille Lac, Minn. 4. Lac Court Ordlles, Wis. 5. Manitou Rapids Reserve, Ontario, Canada. 6. Cass Lake and Leech Lake, Minn. INFORMANTS 3 WHITE EARTH, MINN. Mrs. Mary Razer . Mrs. Louisa Martin u No'dinE!ns' _ Gage'wIn 0 __ Mrs. Gage'wIn u _ Wa'wii:ik11m'Ig _ Mrs. Wa'wii:ikttm'Igb __ Niski'gwlln " __ Mrs. Niski'gwlln __ Star Bad Boy _ Mrs. Star Bad Boy _ Papa'gine' (Grasshopper). A'jawac' (Wafted across). Little wind. Everlasting mist. Nised'nagan'ob (Nised, corruption of the French Lizett, or Elizabeth; Naganob, name of her father who was chief at Fond du Lac, Minn.). Round earth. Na'waji'bigo'kwe (Central rock woman). Ruffied feathers. Meja'kiya'bllndun (One who sees through to the bottom). Tci'anuIJg' (Big star). Nenaka'wlibi'kwe (W.oman who is sitting with every other one). G Died Oct. 23, 1919. • Died Sept. 16, 1923. c Died Apr. 24, 1921. S The purpose of thil> list is to Identify the persons who chiefly contributed to the material herewith presented. The nll.~ $Iveu first 1", Ulert'fqre, tl1e PlJ,JU\I br wh1~!l the per~n 11:1 ~(!llera!lr known, DENSMORE] CH1PPEWA OUSTOMS 3 Wase'yad__ h_u_uu Light. Co'nia'kwe"_uu __ u Money woman. Mrs. Brunettlu__ u __ uu_ Cai'yagose' (Shaken loose). Mrs. Annie Davis_uu Ca'yabwtlb' (Sitting through). Mrs. George Walters A'jawac' (Wafted across). Mrs. Tom Swan_ ___ _______ Be'cakwtldo'kwe (Streaked cloud woman). Mrs. Jacksonuu_uuuu_ Ni'sllcwe'yaci'kwe (Woman blown about by the wind). Mrs. Sharrett. u u Ca'nodens' (Diminutive of Charlotte, by slightly changing word and adding ens). Mrs. Sophia Agness un_ Memacka'wanamo'kwe (Woman with a powerful respiration) . Mrs. Margaret White _ Mrs. Roy u u Mrs. Nancy Macdonald u Mrs. Mary Warren English h_ Mrs. Julia Warren Spearsi Co'nia'kwe. Mrs. Sophia Warrenu _u u _ Mrs. Charles Mee uu __ O'cUni'gtln n _ _ Shoulder. En'dllsogi'jlgi u u __ Every day. Albert Little Wolfk MailJ'gans. George Big Bear _ Tom Skinaway u u u u Henry Selkirk_u _ Joseph Sharrett! _u _u u u_ William Potter u_uu __ Bll'digons. Rev. Clement H. Beaulieu m _ Ka'waens (diminutive of his father's name Ka'wa), the Chippewa mispronunciation of "Clement." PONSFORD, MINN. (WHITE EARTH RESERVATION) Mrs. Fineday__ uu_uu_u Mr. Rock" n u __ u A'slnl'okllm'lg (Stony ground). Weza'walJge n_hU __ Yellow wing. Ne'yadjLuuu u_uu_ Point of land. Dl'kens_u un Diminutive of English "Dick." RED LAKE, MINN. Mrs. Defoe h Meya'wigobiwlk' (Standing strongly). Mrs. Ward n u_uu Ni'gida'wananlk'. Mrs. Joker_u _u u _n _____ Bewa'becobenislk'. Mrs. Roy u __ uuu __ Zo'zed (corruption of Josette). Mrs. Roy (daughter of above)__ uu_u Ma'gicUns (diminutive of Margaret). Mrs. Lawrence_n_u_u_n_ Mrs. John English u _ Mrs. BrunetL h U Mrs. Sha'wanoktlm'igiskulJ'_ Gi'wita'wisek' (Walking around). Mrs. Gurneauu. __ uu __ u d Died Apr. 4. 1921. "Died Dec. 29. 1921. f Died Apr. 29. 1926. • Died Apr. 14. 1925. • Died Aug. 15, 1925.