Ancestors of today’s Ojibwe people lived in family clans. Before the advent
of telephones or mail service, the clans’ patriarchs designated people to
carry their news to other Ojibwe families. This way of sharing news became
known as the “moccasin telegraph” (referring to the moccasins the Indian
people wore at that time). Today, Mille Lacs Band members share their
stories about the Ojibwe culture, history and traditions through a local
newspaper column called the Moccasin Telegraph. Below are their stories.
