The Traditional Anishinaabe World View.pdf
Illustrated glossary offering a cross section of the traditional worldview of the Ojibwe Anishinaabeg, who for the past 1000 years or more inhabit Gaa-zaaga'ekanikaag, the Land of Many Lakes ( the North American Great Lakes area).
Illustrated glossary offering a cross section of the traditional worldview of the Ojibwe Anishinaabeg, who for the past 1000 years or more inhabit Gaa-zaaga'ekanikaag, the Land of Many Lakes ( the North American Great Lakes area).
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<strong>The</strong> Universe of <strong>The</strong> Ojibwe <strong>Anishinaabe</strong>g by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014<br />
GIDOODEMINAANIG (Our Clans): since time immemorial, the Ojibwe <strong>Anishinaabe</strong>g have<br />
a system of government called GIDOODEMINAANIG, meaning 'Our blood relations', or<br />
'clans'.<br />
“Growth Within”, acrylic on canvas by Cree/<strong>Anishinaabe</strong> medicine painter Simone McLeod (Aki-egwaniizid), depicting her family<br />
and, at the bottom of the painting, her own Ojibwe dodemic clan sign: NAME, the sturgeon. Simone descends from a long line<br />
of Manitoba-based Midewiwin seers and healers and artists and as an artist, she is very aware of her background. To view more<br />
of Simone’s artwork displaying elements of her cultural and spiritual background, see ZhaawanArt Blogspot.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Universe of <strong>The</strong> Ojibwe <strong>Anishinaabe</strong>g by Zhaawano Giizhik - 2014<br />
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