2025 POTTAWATOMI GATHERING
O-GITCH-E-DAA FILM SCREENING:“ THE WARRIOR TRADITION”
Wednesday, July 30 • Jijak Recreation Hall Two Showtimes • 3:00 p. m. – 4:30 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. – 6:30 p. m.
O-GITCH-E-DAA MEETING AND LUNCHEON
Friday, August 1 • Jijak Recreation Hall Meeting: 10:30 a. m. – 11:15 a. m. • Luncheon: 11:15 a. m. – 1:00 p. m.
The Gun Lake Tribe O-Gitch-E-Daa Society will host a meeting and luncheon for all visiting nations’ O-Gitch-E-Daa and Color Guards. The meeting will focus on weekend event preparation, order of march for the Powwow, responsibilities, and gift presentations. The luncheon will feature a traditional feast.
Military veterans who are also Native Americans have found a unique way to honor the traditions of their Tribes. Today, members of the Gun Lake Tribe’ s O-Gitch-E-Daa Society regularly participate in the community and other ceremonial events.
Several years ago, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, commonly known as the Gun Lake Tribe, formed its own Color Guard, called the O-Gitch-E-Daa Society. D. K. Sprague is the Commander of the group.
The group was started at the request of the late Joseph Sprague, the brother of former Tribal Chairman D. K. Sprague, and consists of members from the Gun Lake Tribe and the larger community.
Citizens of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band have a long history of military service, dating back to past leaders such as Chief Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish who was a military leader known for his role in the Northwest Indian War.
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