Podcast Episode #1 – The Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Interview with James Lovell

Podcast Episode #1 – The Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Interview with James Lovell

Show Highlights

On today’s podcast I have the honor of having James Lovell, director of development for the Chief Seattle Club in Seattle, WA as a guest. Not only has James been an advocate for the homeless, specifically in the Native American community, he has become a good friend. James also is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band reservation of the Chippewa nation near Belcourt, ND which is where my dad’s native side is from.

Today we discuss the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, the heritage, culture, artwork and travels of this great band of American Indians. 

Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast

Anishinaabe and the connection to Ojibwe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe?wprov=sfti1

Article on the importance of wild rice for the Chippewa: http://www.g-wow.org/en-us/wildrice/default.aspx

Rocky Boy Chippewa/Cree information from Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Boy’s_Indian_Reservation

Little Shell Band of Chippewa official website: https://www.montanalittleshelltribe.org/

The Metis Rebellion:  https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/red-river-rebellion

Recipe for Bangs and Bullets: https://www.cooks.com/recipe/wu4rr92m/bullets-indian-soup.html

Picture of the buffalo drum made for my dad with Turtle Mountain imagery (my dad too).


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