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The Universe of The Ojibwe Anishinaabeg by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014 the traditional hereditary chiefs, and some of the more powerful chiefs of the Baawitigowininiwag - the ancestors of the author who lived at the falls and rapids of Waabiting (nowadays Sault Ste. Marie) -, met the first French explorers of Lake Superior. Ajijaak, the spirit bird that showed the People the way during their thousands of years lasting migration from the Land of Dawn (near the Atlantic shores) to the Great Lakes area and beyond, is forever linked with the history of the author’s forefathers. He holds a special place in the hearts and the stories of the Gichigamiwininiwag (the Ojibweg of the Great Lakes) in recognition of one of the defining moments in their history: the founding of Baawiting on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and after that the establishing of two more settlements much farther to the west. Baawiting, the fifth stopping place in the migration of the Anishinaabe Peoples, was to be the political end economical center of Anishinaabe Aki, their new land in the west, and from its rapids the diaspora spread out to the borders and islands of Gichi-gami (Lake Superior), as far as Manidoo-miinis and Mooningwane-kaaning-minis, two islands located respectively at the far end of Gichigami and in a bay in the southwestern part of the lake. Here, in gaa-zaaga'eganikag, the "land of many lakes", wild rice grew in the lakes and streams, fish and fur was plentiful and the soil was fit to grow large patches of corn and squash; here, in the promised land, the People found life better than it had been in the east. Thus the crane played a central role in the creation of the fifth, sixth, and seventh stopping place. As the miigis shell had done before the People reached Baawiting, Crane served as a beacon for the Southern Ojibweg in their quest for gaa-zaaga'eganikag, the "land of many lakes" and he became the symbol of the fulfillment of a Prophecy that had been delivered to them when they still lived in the Dawn Land. AJIJAAK BIMISEWIN (Flight of the Crane) overlay bolo tie by Zhaawano Giizhik: oval 14K white gold slide backed by a sterling silver plate; sterling silver bolo clasp; turquoise stone in shadowbox setting, braided black leather bolo cord with 14k. white gold tips. The bolo slide measures 55 x 45 mm (2.17 x 1.77 inches). Click on image to read more about the topic. _______________________________________________________________________ "Many moons ago, GICHI-MANIDOO sent Ajijaak (a sandhill crane) to earth on a mission. While the spirit-bird was descending, he uttered loud and far sounding cries, which were 14 The Universe of The Ojibwe Anishinaabeg by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014
The Universe of The Ojibwe Anishinaabeg by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014 heard by ininiwag (humans) and manidioog (spirits) alike. Some say the cries must even have startled Makadeshigan, the spirit of the Underworld! Slowly circling down above Gichigamiin, the Great Fresh Water Lakes, sending forth his echoing cry, pleased with the numerous whitefish that glanced and swam in the clear waters and sparkling foam of the rapids, crane finally chose a resting place (known as the fifth stopping place) WIINDAMAAGEWIN / MIKINAAK IDASH AJIJAAK: "Communication /Turtle and Crane" - 14K white gold & sterling silver post-back ear jewelry by Zhaawano Giizhik. It is an abstract image of Crane resting on a turtle's back. Turtle symbolizes a hill overlooking beautiful Baawiting, which Crane chose as his resting place after leading the People all the way from the Atlantic coast to the promised land in the heart of the Great Lakes area. Viewed in a larger context, Mikinaak (turtle) represents Turtle Island, the American continent where GICHI- MANIDOO placed the Original inhabitants of the Land. Click on image to read more. ___________________________________________________________ on a hill overlooking beautiful Baawiting. Again the crane sent forth his solitary cry and the clans of Makwa (bear), Awaasii (catfish), A'aawaa (loon), and Moozonii/Waabizheshi (combined clans of little moose and marten) gathered at his call. They soon congregated a large town near the Rapids and a Ceremonial Lodge of the Midewiwin (Way Of The The Universe of The Ojibwe Anishinaabeg by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014 15
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