Ojibwa Poem: Nibi (Water)
, the Daughters, You are the keepers of the water. I am Nibi… water.. the sacred source, the blood of Aki, Mother Earth, the force filling dry seeds to great bursting. I am the wombs cradle. I purify.
Ojibway legend
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Ojibway Oral Teaching: Wolf and man
Boosoo (Hello). My son, wolves were referred to as the guardian of our spirits. Wolves are free spirits even though their packs are very organized. A lone wolf is rarely found in the wild. Wolves are social creatures like you and I. Just as you watch over your sister so does a wolf watch his brother.
Seven Fires Prophesy of the Anishinabe (Ojibwa/Ojibwe)
Seven prophets came to the Anishinabe. They came at a time when the people were living a full and peaceful life on the North Eastern coast of North America. These prophets left the people with seven predictions of what the future would bring. Each of the prophecies was called a fire and each fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future. Thus, the teachings of the seven prophets are now called the “Seven Fires.”
How Rainbows Came to Be
One day when the earth was new, Nanabozho looked out the window of his house beside the wide waterfall and realized that all of the flowers in his meadow were exactly the same off-white color. How boring! He decided to make a change, so he gathered up his paints and his paintbrushes and went out to the meadow.
Winabojo and the Birch Tree
Once there was a spirit-boy named Winabojo who taught the Ojibwa how to live in the natural world. One day Winabojo went searching for feathers for his arrows. He climbed to the highest cliff and discovered a nest of the Thunderbirds and saw their babies. Winabojo turned into a rabbit so the Thunderbirds would bring him to their nest for their babies to play with.
The Dreamcatcher Legend
Listen to the dreamcatcher legend in this video.