#ogichidaakwe

[valkyries-things]

HANGING CLOUD // WARRIOR

“She was an Ojibwe woman who was a full warrior (ogichidaakwe in Ojibwe) among her people, and claimed by the Wisconsin Historical Society as the only woman to ever become one. Her community became part of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians after the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. According to Morse, Aazhawigiizhigokwe wore war paint, carried full weapons, and took part in battles, raids and hunting parties. She was a full member of the war council, performed war dances, and participated in all warrior ceremonies. She was married three times, all to non-Natives.”

[littlejoe59]

Chief Earth Woman was a nineteenth-century Ojibwa woman and a significant figure in Ojibwa history. She claimed that she had gained supernatural powers from a dream, and for this reason, accompanied the men on the warpath. While some Ojibwa warrior women responded to necessity, Chief Earth Woman chose to become a warrior, entering battle with the Sioux. Her dreams provided her fellow Ojibwa warriors with protection, and guided them through the battle. She confided with the leader that her dreams predicted the movements of the Sioux, aiding the Ojibwa in battle. In the battle, she succeeded in scalping an enemy, earning her traditional honors. Ruth Landes' research in the 1930s described Chief Earth Woman as one of few women to command a war party and receive the honors of a man, and later research by Colleen Sheryl McIvor places Chief Earth Woman within the tradition of the Anishinaabe Ogichidaakwe, or woman warrior.

She was born around 1878 near Waterloo, Ohio as Birtha Snyder, Snider or Snidow. She married a man named "White Owl" in 1893, and she frequently traveled from Ohio to Michigan. She lived in a place called "Old Man's Cave" while in Ohio.

Chief Earth Woman's story is often associated as a parallel to those stories of Lozen and Running Eagle.

[survivalarts]

I currently reside in the Los Angeles area and I am 33 years old. About two years ago, I was approached by a young man that wouldn’t leave me alone. I really believed the worst was about to happen because he wouldn’t stop. Luckily, I was able to get away unharmed. This affected me a lot. I stopped feeling safe outside by myself, so I would stay home more often. Sometimes I would have anxiety attacks where my heart would race and I would feel powerless to gain control. Since training with Jamie and Survival Arts for over a year now, I’ve grown in confidence. I am physically training with squats, push-ups, as well as Kali stick work. I am wearing a red shirt for MMIW awareness that features jingle dress dancers, to symbolize our matriarchal strength and healing power. It is designed by @heart_berry_by_sarah_howes I am also wearing ermine furs and porcupine quill earrings. They offer me protection and connection to my culture, family and ancestors. It is important for me to imagine the larger picture in these times. I want to remember the hardships that indigenous people have already survived and to honor their memory. “This is not enough to knock me down.” 🗡️ — @gedaagi_binesikwe . . . . #MMIW #SurvivalArts #MissingMurderedIndigenousWomen #NotOneMore #IndigenousRising #NoMoreStolenSisters #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #MMIWG2S #Ojibwe #Ogichidaakwe #WarriorWomxn #SelfProtection #TrainToFight #FightBack #Survival #Kali #StayReady #Tongva #LosAngeles #SurvivalArtsAcademy (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1sDB0g7a4/?igshid=hisrzvatjugd

[valkyries-things]

CHIEF EARTH WOMAN // WARRIOR

“She was a nineteenth-century Ojibwa woman and a significant figure in Ojibwa history. She claimed that she had gained supernatural powers from a dream, and for this reason, accompanied the men on the warpath. While some Ojibwa warrior women responded to necessity, Chief Earth Woman chose to become a warrior, entering battle with the Sioux. Her dreams provided her fellow Ojibwa warriors with protection, and guided them through the battle. She confided with the leader that her dreams predicted the movements of the Sioux, aiding the Ojibwa in battle. In the battle, she succeeded in scalping an enemy, earning her traditional honors. Ruth Landes' research in the 1930s described Chief Earth Woman as one of few women to command a war party and receive the honors of a man, and later research by Colleen Sheryl McIvor places Chief Earth Woman within the tradition of the Anishinaabe Ogichidaakwe, or woman warrior.”

[survivalarts]

Honored to have our Oglala Lakota Warrior and guest elder Mama Julz, a Northern relative and founder of MAMA: Mothers Against Meth Alliance in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She is the great granddaughter of medicine woman Susy Shot In The Eye who fought in Battle of Little Bighorn, and is one of the last generation of survivors of the boarding school and Prisoner of War Camp 334. As a Water Protector, Mama Julz became the first woman in the Standing Rock Sioux–led fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline to lock herself to construction equipment halting destruction for the day. Her work teaches and reminds us of the sinister connection between meth addiction, oil extraction, and the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn, Girls & 2spirits. Power and strength to our Warrior Mama and Elder who fights the battle on many frontlines, as we support her work and all the work being done to create awareness around #MMIW #MMIWG #MMIWG2S and all the violences being faced on the reservation, and in all of our daily lives. To support her work directly, please donate here: PayPal.me/julzrich ⚡️⚡️⚡️ We stand stronger together, and in solidarity with all first peoples and WARRIOR WOMXN. 🗡🗡🗡 . . . . . #SurvivalArts #Warrior #Oglala #Lakota #Sioux #PineRidge #StandingRock #Ojibwe #Ogichidaakwe #Mandirigma #Babaylan #indigenous #WarriorWomxn #PineRidgeReservation #NoDAPL #RedLakeReservation #resistance #mniwiconi #reclaimyourpower #trustyourstruggle #stayready #halikha #survivalartsacademy #waterislife #protectthesacred #MotherEarth #MothersAgainstMethAlliance (at Halikha) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fdLpvA6Cu/?igshid=1qd8kb41qe2kb

[survivalarts]

ᜃᜎᜒ ᜃᜉ͓ᜏ Kali Kapwa Tongva LA Squad Rising Next Training 12/7 Let’s Power Up . . . Salamat sa LA squad holding space fiercely and training hard to develop that flow. Next training 12/7 — DM or email for details. 🗡⚡️🌔 #SurvivalArts #Tongva #LA #LosAngeles #Kapwa #Kali #PekitiTirsiaKali #indigenous #Pilipinx #Ojibwe #Ogichidaakwe #WarriorFamily #ProtectTheSacred #SurvivalArtsAcademy (at Survival Arts Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4seCYjgE6p/?igshid=13kaoc3loo7sv

[survivalarts]

Training in South Gate on Saturday! 🗡 Calling all Warrior Womxn to train with us in South Gate as we reclaim the spirit of our warrior power and honor the ancestors and protectors before us. @gedaagi_binesikwe ✨ Saturday, Nov. 9th 10am-1pm DM for details. We will be attending the First Nations Pow Wow afterwards. ⚡️ . . . #SurvivalArts #WarriorWomxn #ReclaimYourPower #Ojibwe #Ogichidaakwe #RedLake #SouthGate #indigenouswomen #rising #RedLakeReservation #Warrior #Survivor #Tongva #LA (at South Gate, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4diVengvDR/?igshid=rqrkszwymss8

[survivalarts]

“I’m happy with my progress. The group helps me grow and realize my potential.” — @gedaagi_binesikwe . . . . #SurvivalArts #Ojibwe #Ogichidaakwe #RedLakeNation #LAnatives #MMIW #colonialresistance #decolonize #kali #tongva #floraytierra #mamamaiz #indigenousgoddessgang #stillhere #survivalartsacademy (at Academy of Survival Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IeRKCA3V-/?igshid=1cw8o905june8

[survivalarts]

#STAYREADY On smudging with sage & protecting indigenous practices: We honor and protect all indigenous womxn, children and 2spirit folks of all first nations and lands. Our Ojibwe Warrior sis @gedaagi_binesikwe has asked us to share this important knowledge concerning #SMUDGING and the appropriate protocols with social media, since it has been gaining popularity and being exploited by non-indigenous people and corporations like #sephora. We ask that folks DO NOT photograph, video, post or share their smudging practices and rituals online, as it is a disrespect to the spirit of sage. We also recognize that sage is an endangered plant native to Tongva / California lands, and encourage folks to always check the source of their bundles, or work to grow them on your own. Miigwetch Ogichidaakwe. 🗡️ Salamat Warrior Sis for this important message to the world. We also denounce the killings and kidnappings of Indigenous Womxn, Girls & 2spirits folks across Turtle Island and beyond. We say NO MORE MISSING, MURDERED, INDIGENOUS WOMXN #MMIW!!! #mmiwg #mmiwg2s If you want to support first nations, we encourage folks to share powwows, dance and drum groups like @officiannortherncree that have been made available online and those listed below. Please continue to share and help protect indigenous peoples, plants, and lands. Aho! @reclaimyourpower @beyondbuckskin @nativeapprops @tanksiclairmont @reallifeindian @keyaclairmont @osamuskwasis @hozhoniye @wakeahjhane @supamanhiphop @indigenouspeoplesmovement @indigenousaction @indigenousrising @frontlinemedics @indigenouscircleofwellness ⚔️⚔️⚔️ #StillHere #SurvivalArts #Ojibwe #RedLake #Reservation #Sage #WhiteSage #WarriorWomxn #ReclaimYourPower #Decolonize #StolenLand #CulturalApproproation #MyCultureisNotaTrend #MyCultureisNotaCostume #SurvivalArtsAcademy (at Worldwide) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SKdYNAZJ-/?igshid=1v39yo8oa8slf