Person:Anakwad Cloud (1)

Sawyer County Record Feb. 19, 1942 Old Indian Chief Called to Happy Hunting Grounds

The earthly life's trail has ended for the last of the old Chippewa Indian Chiefs of the Court Oreilles reservation. Peter Cloud passed away at his home at Chief Lake on Thursday, Feb. 12, 1942, at the age of 80 years.

He had been out during the day attending to his horses in the barn and returned to the house and sat in a room adjoining one occupied by his daughters, and unbeknown to them. During the late afternoon after darkness began to fall, one of the daughters entered the room in which the Chief sat, to get some article she wanted and in doing so she touched the Chief with her hand and noticed he was cold. The room was then lighted and they found that the old Chief was dead. It is supposed he had been dead for some time. He died while sitting in a chair.

The funeral services were held from the home, according to the old Indian tribal rites. John Stone, of the Indian Medicine Lodge, delivered the solemn funeral rite. John Martin and John Mustache, Jr., also of the Medicine Lodge, made arrangements for the funeral.

The body was laid to rest in the Chief Lake cemetery according to the Indian custom.

"Anakwad (Cloud) was the son of Dedakoki (DOD 1880), who was the son of Chief Ginojens. [Waboos was his mother--after Dedakoki died, she married Makade Wigwanebi, whose wife Wawashig died in 1881] Chief Ginojens, also known as Maingan Akiwenzi (not to be confused with the great Chief Akiwenzi), died before the 1877 allotment list was compiled. Ginojens's wife, Awasikwe, lived to the age of 100. His father, Edwashons, was listed on the 1877 allotment rolls of the tribe.

Anakwad (1864-1942) received an allotment on the southwest shore of Chief Lake and was recognized by all as the Ogema (chief) of the Akwawaywaning group.

He build a small farm, raised horses, cows, and chickens, and lived off the land like most around him. It is not believed that he had any children with his first wife, Ombanakwadokwe, daughter of Anakwad Baptiste and Odabidajiwanokwe.

Chief Anakwad, who was given the English name of Pete Cloud, married a second time to Akwetawegijigokwe, also known as "Bibi", the daughter of Bwanens or Alex Medweosh and Negawaikwe. It is believed they had six children, four of whom died in infancy or childhood. Two of their sons, Noje or John Pete (cloud) and Frank Cloud married and raised families on the Anakwad allotment...

Chief Anakwad had an aunt who resided in the Chief Lake Village. Adidjakons died there in the fall of 1911. She was married to Ganimiawi or John Connors (DOD 1913). Their daughter Sagane (DOD 1922) married Niganegijig or John Stump (DOD 1887) and resided in the Chief Lake community...

Marie (Cloud) Morrow remembered her grandfather, Chief Pete Cloud. 'He had horses, cows, and chickens, but all I remember were the horses. He was a good humored man who went around cutting wood for people in the area who needed help. He had three gardens in his place and would give visitors anything they wanted from his gardens. They gave him a hard time if anything went wrong. So his son, John Pete, didn't want the position (Ogema) after he died.'

His barn, made of hand-hewn logs and located near Daggett's Resort on Chief Lake, is the only remainder of the Anakwad homestead."

"Makade Wigwanebi had a second wife, Waboos. She was the mother of Chief Anakwad...Makade Wigwanebi was the father of Angeline (King) Ford and Maggie (King) Homesky."

"Second wife of Anakwad; daughter of Bwanens or Alex Medweosh and Negawagikwe. It is believed they had six children, four of whom died in infancy or childhood."