wgëma

wgëma
chief / leader / one who accounts for others
Recording(s)
Sample Sentences
some of our leaders pictured below
Sakiwnik / Pegegen / Leopold Pokagon
Pokagon
Dokmebe / Topinabee
topinabee
Mo'ewe / Andrew Rapp
Andrew Rapp
Michael B. Williams
Michael B. Williams
Source
wgëman - h/s counts them
Language: 
Potawatomi
Related Digital Heritage Items: 
The aboriginal portfolio: a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians
Wa-Baun-See, a Pottawatimie.jpg
Related Dictionary Words: 
Word List: 
Pidro card terms
Additional Media

The term wgëma means one who accounts for others. Durring treaty times our leaders had numbers of people that they represented &had to count for when the annuity payments came around to ensure everyone got their cut from each treaty.