Rabbi's Honor Grand Chief Midegah

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 Ogichidaa, Jĕs´sakkīd´ of the O'Jiibwaay is our recognized Chief and lawful representative, entrusted with the duties of leadership, stewardship of sacred teachings, and diplomatic presence beyond our own lodges when so commissioned.

We further declare that Indigenous authority does not arise from performance, popularity, or outside recognition. It arises from responsibility, accountability, and adherence to ancestral law. When the Council commissions a Chief, that Chief carries not personal ambition, but collective trust.

This declaration is made to ensure clarity of record, accuracy of representation, and protection of Indigenous governance from misinterpretation or distortion.

Formal Proclamation

Let it be known to the people, to allied nations, and to all who encounter this record:

The O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America hereby proclaims that Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa was formally commissioned by the Council to attend the gathering held at 770 Eastern Parkway, World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, a site of international religious and cultural significance. In an article recording this extraordinary visit between the O'Jiibwaay Grand Chief Midegah Ogichidaa and senior Hebrew Rabbi bridging two Houses of Israel (Native American Chief Comes to 770 to Declare Hashem is One) Prophecy was fulfilled.

This commission was issued in accordance with Indigenous law and long-standing diplomatic tradition, which vests councils with authority to delegate representation and entrust Chiefs to enter the houses of other nations in matters of moral witness, peace, and mutual respect.

Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa did not attend in a personal, informal, or self-directed capacity. He appeared under lawful commission, carrying the responsibility of the O’Jiibwaay people. His presence constituted an act of representation consistent with the ancestral role of Indigenous Chiefs as emissaries, witnesses, and keepers of moral law.

At no time did this commission authorize theological conversion, surrender of sovereignty, or endorsement of external doctrine. The Chief entered another community’s house without erasure of his own law, identity, or responsibility.

The Grand Council affirms that Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa acted fully within his mandate, with restraint, dignity, and fidelity to O’Jiibwaay teachings, including the Seven Grandfather Teachings, which guide conduct, leadership, and relationship with the Creator and all beings.

This Proclamation is issued to preserve truth in the public record and to affirm that Indigenous presence, when lawfully commissioned, is an exercise of sovereignty not its abandonment.

Let this Proclamation stand.

Record of the Visit

Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa arrived at 770 Eastern Parkway without banner or demand. He came as Indigenous Chiefs have always come when entering the lodges of other nations open-handed, attentive, and grounded in the knowledge that presence itself carries meaning.

The building, long recognized within the Jewish community as a place of gathering, teaching, and memory, was approached not as a stage, but as a house to be entered with respect. The Chief observed first, listening to the rhythm of the space before speaking, in accordance with O’Jiibwaay law, which teaches that one must understand the ground before placing a foot upon it.

He was welcomed by members of the host community and guided through the gathering. Throughout the visit, Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa remained mindful that he stood there not as an individual, but as a Chief accountable to his Council and his people. Every word spoken and every action taken reflected that responsibility.

When invited to speak, Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa offered words drawn from Indigenous moral law, grounded in the Seven Grandfather Teachings: wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth. He spoke of responsibility to the Creator, to future generations, and to one another. His words did not seek comparison or superiority, but recognition of shared moral obligation carried differently by different peoples.

At one moment, a drum was sounded. The sound was steady and deliberate, not offered as performance, but as heartbeat. In Indigenous understanding, the drum carries memory, and memory carries duty. The sound marked the visit as an act of witness rather than spectacle.

Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa participated in prayer according to his own law, maintaining clarity of identity and responsibility. He did not assume the prayers of others, nor did he ask others to assume his. This act reflected an Indigenous principle older than modern institutions: that respect does not require erasure, and unity does not require sameness.

Discussions during the gathering touched on shared moral responsibilities care for the vulnerable, restraint in power, humility before the Creator, and the obligation to act with truth. The Chief affirmed these not as cultural possessions, but as duties that bind all human beings, regardless of nation or faith.

When the visit concluded, Gichi Ogimaa Midegah Ogichidaa departed as he arrived—without claim, without demand, and without concession of Indigenous sovereignty. He returned accountable to the Council that commissioned him, carrying back not declarations or trophies, but memory of encounter.

This record is preserved not to elevate an event, but to maintain accuracy. It stands as testimony to Indigenous leadership exercised with restraint, dignity, and fidelity to ancestral law.

He went where he was sent.

He spoke what he was authorized to speak.

He returned having fulfilled his responsibility.

Let this record stand.

Issued by Order of the O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America

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O’Jiibwaay Grand Council of North America