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A Voice of Sovereignty In 2021 , Chief Midegah stepped onto an international stage not as a petitioner, but as a bearer of law older than any modern state. Invited to speak at the United Nations International Forum in Germany, he addressed the gathering on Indigenous sovereignty speaking plainly, firmly, and without apology. He spoke of identity not as paperwork, but as inheritance. Of sovereignty not as permission, but as continuity. At the heart of his address was a truth c

Midegah Ogichidaa, sustained as Gichi Ogimaa of The Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indians by Ogimaakwe Nibwaskaa Ogichidaa; family representatives of the Barker family lines; Lambert family lines; Brunelle family lines; Taylor family lines collectively.

When Constantine in the year 325 CE decided he wanted all the sacred writings gathered, he sent word out across his empire. Across clans. Across regions. Across people. Bring the writings. They came on scrolls. They came on parchments. They came from people who believed what they carried was sacred. And the problem was this: someone, somewhere, considered everything sacred. So a decision had to be made. What goes in. What stays out. That decision became the “holy book.” Today

Grand Chief Midegah Ogichidaa Addresses the General Conference in a Moment of Historic Witness In a moment marked by solemn gravity and deep symbolic weight, Grand Chief Midegah Ogichidaa stood at the pulpit during the annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ, having been personally invited by Joel Gehly, President of the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles; High Priest Of The Church Of Jesus Christ therefor Prophet Of God. His presence was neither incidental nor me

Among our people, this is not a new sentence. When we say, “Our God is Gichi-Manidoo,” we are not making a comparison, and we are not borrowing language to explain ourselves to anyone else. We are speaking plainly about who we have always known. Gichi-Manidoo is the Great Spirit, the Great Mystery, the source of life and order. This understanding did not arrive with churches or missionaries. It existed with us long before contact, long before English had words for what our el

By O'Jiibwaay Grand Council Member Ogimaakwe Nibwâskââ Ogichidââ, Wâbĕnō´ of the O'Jiibwaay This story has been spoken for over a thousand years in O'Jiibwaay lodges across North America. We know it is true. I am O'Jiibwaay. It is woven within my blood. A Seven Fire's Prophecy. They were led by the soft whisper of spirit "sissagwad". Native nations of North America, the Wabanaki, Haundenosaunee, Dakotah, Odawa, Michillimackinac, Saulteaux, Anishinaabeg, and Algonquin all witn

The Actions of Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa As told by the O’Jiibwaay Grand Council On May 25, 2023, Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa appeared before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Taylor v. Haaland, Case No. 20-3775 (TFH) and formally filed a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order on behalf of the Red Bear Pembina Band and related Pembina Chippewa heirs. Acting under inherited treaty authority, he sought to halt the imminent disbursement o

O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America Issued: February 1, 2026 Declaration of Authority The Rabbi's of the World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement invited Chief Midegah Ogichidaa, the O'Jiibwaay. He was the invited, honored guest. We, the O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America, acting under our inherent Indigenous authority and responsibility to the people, hereby declare that Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogich idaa, Jĕs´sakkīd´ of the O'Jiibwaay is ou r r

By O'Jiibwaay Grand Council Member Ogimaakwe Nibwâskââ Ogichidââ, Wâbĕnō´ of the O'Jiibwaay In the beginning, the world was not broken, but it was forgetting. The rivers still moved, the forests still breathed, and the people still spoke the old words but their meaning had grown thin. The children listened, yet did not hear. The elders spoke, yet felt the weight of being misunderstood. And so the Creator called the Seven Grandfathers to walk again among the people not as spir

For Immediate Release: O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America Regarding Leadership Authority, Contracted Service, and Public Conduct The O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America issues this public notice to clarify matters of leadership authority, contractual service, and adherence to Indigenous law and professional conduct, for the protection of the people, the Chief, and the integrity of O’Jiibwaay governance. Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa serves as an actual, recogniz

There are moments in history when speaking becomes dangerous again. Not because the truth has changed, but because the power dynamics surrounding it have. For Indigenous nations, this moment is not new. For centuries, Native peoples were punished for remembering. Their ceremonies were outlawed. Their languages were mocked. Their spiritual leaders were dismissed as primitive, fraudulent, or inconvenient. Knowledge was driven underground not because it lacked value, but because