Maude Kegg (1904–1996) was an Ojibwa writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter from Minnesota. She was a citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. [1]

In 1904, along Portage Lake, in a birch-bark-and-cattail wigwam, a baby named Naawakamigookwe (Middle of the Earth Woman, also called Maude) was born to Agwadaashiins (Nancy Pine) and Gwayoonh (Charles Mitchell). She took her first breath in the traditional Ojibwe home of her family.

In addition to her exceptional store of traditional Ojibwe tales and legends, 1990 National Heritage Fellow Maude Kegg is perhaps best known for the beauty and elegance of her beadwork.

Maude Kegg, or Naawakamigookwe (Middle of the Earth Lady), was a renowned Ojibwe artist, writer, and cultural preservationist. She was born near Portage Lake in 1904 and was an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Jun 8, 2020 · On January 6, 1996, Maude Kegg took her last breath and joined her ancestors. For more information on this topic, check out the original entry on MNopedia.

SIDELIGHTS: Maude Kegg was an Ojibwe elder whose oral histories have been translated and edited by John D. Nichols, a professor of Native studies and linguistics at the University of Manitoba, based on their collaboration, which began in the early 1970s.

Today, we are remembering Maude Kegg, or Naawakamigookwe (Middle of the Earth Woman), who was a renowned Ojibwe artist, writer, and cultural preservationist. Throughout her life, she worked to preserve Ojibwe language and culture, as well as share her crafts of traditional beadwork, rugs, and basswood-fiber dolls with the world.

This exhibit celebrates Mille Lacs Band members Maude Kegg, Batiste Sam, Margaret Hill, and Cheryl Minnema. Through their arts, writings, and teachings, these gifted women pass their cultural knowledge on to future generations.

Jan 6, 1996 · In addition to her exceptional store of traditional Ojibwe tales and legends, Kegg is perhaps best known for the beauty and elegance of her beadwork.

Maude Mitchell Kegg (Naawakamigookwe, Middle of the Earth), 1904-1996 Ojibwe Chippewa. Maude Kegg was born in 1904, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near the Chippewa villages of Mille Lacs Lake. She learned tribal lore and skills from AAkogwam, her maternal grandmother.