Menominee History | Tribal Histories
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2020
- Along the banks of the Wolf River, tribal elder and preservationist David Grignon tells the oral tradition of the Menominee people. Grignon shares not only who the Menominee are, but why they’re in Wisconsin, and how he is striving to preserve their traditions.
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My grandmother was moved from new York to Oneida Wisconsin our land was given to us by the Menominee
It breaks my heart to see those photo's of children in the boarding schools, especially the very young children🥺. It's just terrible. There are still many elders alive today telling their boarding school horror stories😔
(2023) - I am now 61 years old. For many years I have always known my maternal grandmother (1913-2011) was part Indian and part black. My family are from East Tennessee Smoky Mountains. Matter of fact within the start of Trail Of Tears area (Birchwood, Tn)
I finally got the Ancestry website account and had my DNA sent in. To my surprise the Indian blood I have is Menominee. I was not expecting that as I always thought it would be Cherokee.
Then I realized that my best friend's father and grandfather were originally from Milwaukee,
I guess what I am saying is that I assume tribes obviously traveled or were moved.
The other half of my blood is my 3x Great Grandfather was a black slave whom ended up fighting in the Civil War. He married a Menominee woman and had 10 children. Around c.1879, Congress had rewarded Civil War soilders 160 acres of farm land tax free as long as the lived on the land. So as expected, my family were farmers.... including myself.
I became friends with a guy who was Menomonee. We first met when we fought against each other in the 1982 Golden Gloves state championship finals. His name was Mario Waupoose ( God rest his soul ), we became friends after the fight and even though I won by a decision he was the toughest opponent I ever fought against as an amateur or pro, a true warrior. I would cheer him on at other matches and considered him a friend. We got along good with each other after we fought and I always had and still have respect for him. It saddened me to hear he had passed away. I had hoped to see him again when I return to Wisconsin one day. Rest in peace Mario.
The waupoose are a wide lineage. We will all remember him
@@noahboucher125Hi Noah, Thank You for Your reply. Did You know Mario ? I came back to Wisconsin to visit My Brother a few years ago and we rode our Harleys up to the Rez to see Spirit Rock and pay My respects. Riding along the Wolf River was one of the most beautiful rides I've been on. The whole time My Brother and I were there I thought of Mario and hoped to see Him. My Brother even remembers Him and said to Me that Mario was tough. I still have a couple of pictures of Him and Me together. Like I said before, I have much respect for Him, He gave Me a good fight and even though I landed some hard punches He just kept coming at Me. After the fight I knew that I had been in a fight, the next day was worse lol. After We had fought and saw each other at other matches We talked and cheered for each other in our fights. I hope to move back to Wisconsin one day soon and when I do I plan on coming to pay My respects to Him. Thank You again Noah, peace be with You.
These are descendants of the people who truly know how to treat this land. They deserve even more than our basic respect. They need more land and deserve to flourish…they deserve to be left alone to recover and become strong again
i agree i’m glad you think this way some people can be so ignorant towards us native americans for no exact reason ):
I’m Menominee to and my name is Awaehsaeh and I love this tribe :-)
I honor my Menomonee grandmother and Oneida grandfather
Living the scenery. So peaceful and sublime.
Indigenous existence is resistance❤️
That's my grandma!!!
I am a Waubano from the Menominee tribe. I cannot wait to go home.
Thank you. That was great. I was in your area as a kid. I saw the lumber trucks and many young male adults crossing the street. We stopped at a little gas station in town. Shaw'no they called it but it is Shawano on the map. My brother and I met 3 Indigenous kids.. 2 older taller slender girls maybe 8 or 7 years old and a boy maybe 6 or 7 in the Dime Store. I think that the building was white with red trim on the windows. We all smiled but were too shy to speak. I never forgot that. A lawyer told me recently that being nice gets you no reward. It is hard to be true to yourself and to also know how the world functions to always trick and take. It is hard to avoid all battles even though your heart might not be in it. Like minds, must stick together to outwardly face it, fight it and finish it. Inside you might suffer. I got a lawyer last week. He is my worldly warrior. Please keep the language and culture alive. That is beautiful.
What a beautiful history....I am grateful my friend has let me borrow his tablet so I may receive knowledge of this amazing heritage... I am proud to be a part of my friends heritage and his welcoming of me to be included here ...a part of his family.... As an escanabian I feel a part of this history.... I feel sad to know that this information is not promoted more... I am seen as white ... Although my spirit feels otherwise.... I know my soul and spirit is part of this land... Which is why I am so passionate to support my brothers and sisters of this native land I am blessed to be allowed to freely roam...which is only a fraction of what should be rightly reTurned to them in my opinion... May my friends and in my opinion FAMILY be blessed by spirit still alive in souls long passed... I am blessed to be alive to witness survival and continuation of tradition!!! So... I am truly blessed!!! Thank you my friends... Thank you my family. Jammie berglund
Annually I come to the reservation to raft the wolf river. I love all of you members of the menomimee tribe. Thank you for keeping your culture and maintaining a safe and fun operation for others to enjoy
really cool thank u for this series
Excellent video.
Awesome video
Lol! They were playing Iroquois music.
Love it!
My grandmother always said we came from iron mountain I would like to go there and walk through the forest if there are any left
I was in the area in the late 60's. There were many Polish families up there and they spoke Polish and kept to themselves. I didn't see the ski jump there, but would have been interested but I was there in summer. I stayed on a farm and bailed hay. There were forests and winding highways. We swam in a warm lake after working all day, with fog on it which was pretty magical. We had to avoid bears at night. I can't imagine how it looks now. Wisconsin was a beautiful State when I was young. Iron Mountain Michigan, North of there, could have only been better. Happy travels if you get a chance. We took a bus 900 miles to get there but we were young.
Bro actually? IM seriously? Also I highly recommend going there and walking, trust me it's gorgeous down there.
We were there in 1969. At the time there was a place for ski jumpers but we were there in summer, so there was no reason to go there. I met Polish people who still all spoke Polish, even the kids. They didn't socialize much with visitors. We swam in the lake at night with a slight fog magic going on there. The Winters are bitter. Some guy and his family built a basement and lived underground. Hi to all of you if you read this! 'Jarosch!'
There were trees on both sides of the windy roads. Drive carefully.
@@borpisstartsmemetrends4106 man I'd really like to go up there and see some history and this spring would be very cool to do it
I grew up in Michigan a little town called holton Michigan I have just moved back here last fall I have been gone 20 years or more getting old now and the wisdom of the past is starting to circle around I spend a lot of time in the forest on the trails the rivers the lakes the streams last year fishing I had seen two separate sturgeons fascinated by these fish I look for more but they are very rare thing many people fish their whole life and never see one in these streams my brother had someone look into our history at great detail apparently back then you could have four or five wives or more we are supposedly descendants from this great chief that you speak of from what I hear we cannot get our history back and become a member of the Menominee because of one piece of paper with a signature on it that cannot be found this saddens me greatly for I just do not feel like fit in anywhere for so many years I come back here all the lakes and screams are blocked off so much land is bought up and there are signs everywhere to keep out all the trails to the river are blocked off with Gates and poles put into the ground most of the people were not even shake your hand they are rude and disrespectful it is a shame to come back and see this after so many years one thing I have always done ever since I was young is watched the sunrise there are a few places to go in the forest now and fish the lakes in the streams but I find comfort in what land is left to travel deep into Forest and watch the sunrise every time I see it it is special it is like a whole new beginning there is magic in the first race of the Sun for just a few minutes as the light crest The horizon and slowly warms your face it is the only true sense of peace that I have found since I have come back I have had a great loss that cut me to the very core and I have come back feeling unwanted and out of place parish peace in the forest in the solitude of the morning fog rising from the water or a full moon reflecting off what appears to be a sheet of glass so I spend my time fishing and hiking everybody always says I love to fish but it is not the fishing it's the going of fishing and what you encounter along the way that is what I love the most May the wings of Liberty never lose its wings and may always the next generation learn from the past and respect the wisdom that lies there
Can’t wait
LMAO is that ndn car playing in the background at 13:00 ?
When will the truth be released
I love being native ❤❤❤😊
Treaty of the cedars ……😔
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Are the Menomonie people part of the Ho-Chunk? It seams like they both claim the same lands as their home? I don't know, I'm just trying to understand better.
Do some research and stop relying on brown ppl for free emotional labor. It’s ur responsibility as a colonizer
@@brandonedwards9361 Yikes. No one will have any sympathy or empathy for someone with that attitude. Believe it or not, your people colonized this land from it's true native inhabitants at one time too. You attempting to assert yourself on a higher ground than another human just proves you are everything wrong with the world.
That's a good question I'm a descendant of the menomonies I'm trying to see where the Ho-Chunk and Menominee met where was the tribal boundaries? How come Menomonie is not like other Algonquin language? Because geographically this is the northern eastern woodlands or the Northwoods which starts at the 44th parallel ..... That would mean for Minnesota up until New England? I can physically see we are different from the southern Indians or the nuahlas from you the southwest til central Americas... Is Menominee or ho chunk.. a different language than the Iroquois and so how much?
Both are descendants the Algonquin
Menominee are actually putting themselves back together
Oshkosh was an assasin he had my great, great, great, great grandfather murdered on a train platform. Waukechon was chief and oshkosh wanted power.
Move forward, man. You won't save our people with petty murder mysteries.
So as lndians, you will deny the Bible, Acts.17:24
Most Indian tribes were animists if you want to put them into a religion box. so your question is rhetorical in my opinion.
They had the premium version of the Bible
I feel we should honor indiginous teachings and follow what they know to be true for the land they have always known. If you open your mind and heart you will see they believe in Mother Earth and the Great Spirit which is close resemblance to Christianity.