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<p>In the spring of 1868, people from several Ojibwe villages located along the upper Mississippi River were relocated to a new reservation at White Earth, more than 100 miles to the west. In many public declarations that accompanied their forced migration, these people appeared to embrace the move, as well as their conversion to Christianity and the new agrarian lifestyle imposed on them. Beneath this surface piety and apparent acceptance of change, however, lay deep and bitter political divisions that were to define fundamental struggles that shaped Ojibwe society for several generations.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In order to reveal the nature and extent of this struggle for legitimacy and authority, <i>To Be The Main Leaders of Our People</i> reconstructs the political and social history of these Minnesota Ojibwe communities between the years 1825 and 1898. Ojibwe political concerns, the thoughts and actions of Ojibwe political leaders, and the operation of the Ojibwe political system define the work's focus. Kugel examines this particular period of time because of its significance to contemporary Ojibwe history. The year 1825, for instance, marked the beginning of a formal a

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Author

Rebecca Kugel

Publisher

Michigan State University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870139321

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Social Science

Updated

2026-03-24