APPENDIX 4

Red Lake Hereditary Chiefs: Succession Lines

All titles transferred father to son unless otherwise noted in square brackets.1

He Who Is Spoken To (Medwe-ganoonind)

Perpetual Wind (Gabe-noodin)

George King (Ogimaawajiweb, or King Coming over the Mountain)

August King (Giniw, or Golden Eagle)

Archie Royce King

George William “Billy” King [son of August King]

Moose Dung (Moozoo-moo)

Red Robed (Meskokonayed)

Red Feather (Miskogwan)

William Sumner

Joseph K. Sumner [son of Red Feather]

George Sumner

Gary Sumner

John Sumner Sr.

Crooked Arm (Gaawashkweniked)

Striped Day (Beshi-giizhig)

Ben Ricebird (Gegiishigwaneb, or Split Feather) [son of Crooked Arm]

Jacob Ricebird

Alvin R. Neadeau [grandson of Jacob Ricebird]

Johnson Loud Sr. [stepson of Ben Ricebird and half-brother of Jacob Ricebird]

James Loud

Nodin Wind (Noodinoons, or Little Wind)

Alfred Wind (Waabizheshiins, or Little Marten) [adopted son of Nodin Wind]

Spencer Whitefeather [acting chief by nomination of Alfred Wind]

James Whitefeather

John Greeting Spears Sr. [son of Alfred Wind]

John Greeting “Gus” Spears Jr.

Sits in Deliberation (Na’etoowab)

John J. Spears [grandson of Sits in Deliberation]

Robert Spears

Leonard Spears

Gerald Spears

Praying Day (Anami’e-giizhig)

Little Frenchman (Wemitigoozhiins)

John Day (Wemitigoozhiiwakamig, or French Land) [son of Praying Day]

John F. Smith (Wiindigoowab, Sitting Windigo) [nephew of John Day]

Sam Smith [son of John F. Smith and grandson of Praying Day]

Henry Sutton [nephew of Sam Smith]

Leading Feather (Niigaanigwaneb)

Last Standing (Gebegaabaw)

William Sayers (Niigaanose) [acting chief by family nomination]

Charles Jourdain [acting chief by family nomination]

George “Sandy” Gillespie [grandson of Last Standing]

Alexander Gillespie