"Gichi-ziibi" is an Ojibwe word meaning "big river" or "Mississippi River."
4:00 am, May 11, 2021
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Brainerd High School's new performing arts center will be called Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts, the school board decided Monday, May 10, 2021. "Gichi-ziibi" is an Ojibwe term meaning "big river" or "Mississippi River." Theresa Bourke / Brainerd Dispatch
Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts.
Brainerd High School’s new performing arts center will bear the Ojibwe word for “big river” or “Mississippi River” in its name, the school board unanimously decided Monday, May 10.
The decision comes after school board members tabled the naming issue in March when they decided they were not overly enthusiastic about the three name choices brought forth by a task force.