The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings

The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings
Author: James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw
Publisher: James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2023-06-21
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Discover indigenous wisdom for a life well lived in “The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.” Based on ancient teachings from the Anishinaabe/Ojibwe people, this spiritual translation of the sacred laws guides us toward Mino-bimaadiziwin, "the good life" – a life of harmony, free from contradiction or conflict. Prepare to embark on a path to peace, balance and personal growth where ancestral knowledge offers timeless lessons for transforming our lives and the lives of future generations.

Seven Sacred Teachings

Seven Sacred Teachings
Author: David Bouchard
Publisher: Crow Cottage Publishing
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1987848306

The Seven Sacred Teachings is a message of traditional values and hope for the future. The Teachings are universal to most First Nation peoples. These Teachings are aboriginal communities from coast to coast. They are a link that ties First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities together.

The Seven Teachings

The Seven Teachings
Author: David Courchene Jr.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2007-04-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1490797688

The Seven Teachings are instrumental teachings in the aboriginal culture. These teachings honour spiritual law and bring us back to our connection to the land. The Seven Teachings or laws are represented by seven sacred animals. Each animal offers a special gift and understanding of how we as people should live our lives on mother earth. Eagle represents LOVE - Always act in love, love the Creator, your family and your home. Buffalo represents RESPECT - Respect all life on Mother Earth, respect Elders and people of all races. Bear represents COURAGE - Listen to your heart, it takes courage to do what is right. Sabe represents HONESTY - Never lie or gossip, be honest with yourself and others. Beaver represents WISDOM - Everyone has a special gift, show wisdom by using your gift. Wolf represents HUMILITY - Think of others before yourself, humble yourself to the Great Spirit. Turtle represents TRUTH - Always seek truth, living the truth is living the Seven Teachings. This book was written to reach out to the keeper's of the future, our children, to teach them the importance of living life by the Seven Teachings.

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
Author: Louise Erdrich
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0792257197

"An account of Louise Erdrich's trip through the lakes and islands of southern Ontario with her 18-month old baby and the baby's father, an Ojibwe spiritual leader and guide"--

Ojibway Ceremonies

Ojibway Ceremonies
Author: Basil Johnston
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803275737

The Ojibway Indians were first encountered by the French early in the seventeenth century along the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Superior. By the time Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized them in The Song of Hiawatha, theyøhad dispersed over large areas of Canada and the United States, becoming known as the Chippewas in the latter. A rare and fascinating glimpse of Ojibway culture before its disruption by the Europeans is provided in Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil Johnston, himself an Ojibway who was born on the Parry Island Indian Reserve. Johnston focuses on a young member of the tribe and his development through participation in the many rituals so important to the Ojibway way of life, from the Naming Ceremony and the Vision Quest to the War Path, and from the Marriage Ceremony to the Ritual of the Dead. In the style of a tribal storyteller, Johnston preserves the attitudes and beliefs of forest dwellers and hunters whose lives were vitalized by a sense of the supernatural and of mystery.

Living Our Language

Living Our Language
Author: Anton Treuer
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2010-06
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 087351680X

Fifty-seven Ojibwe Indian tales collected from Anishinaabe elders, reproduced in Ojibwe and in English translation.

The Mishomis Book

The Mishomis Book
Author: Edward Benton-Banai
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780816673827

For young readers, the collected wisdom and traditions of Ojibway elders.

Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive

Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive
Author: Wendy Makoons Geniusz
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2009-07-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780815632047

Traditional Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Chippewa) knowledge, like the knowledge systems of indigenous peoples around the world, has long been collected and presented by researchers who were not a part of the culture they observed. The result is a colonized version of the knowledge, one that is distorted and trivialized by an ill-suited Eurocentric paradigm of scientific investigation and classification. In Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive, Wendy Makoons Geniusz contrasts the way in which Anishinaabe botanical knowledge is presented in the academic record with how it is preserved in Anishinaabe culture. In doing so she seeks to open a dialogue between the two communities to discuss methods for decolonizing existing texts and to develop innovative approaches for conducting more culturally meaningful research in the future. As an Anishinaabe who grew up in a household practicing traditional medicine and who went on to become a scholar of American Indian studies and the Ojibwe language, Geniusz possesses the authority of someone with a foot firmly planted in each world. Her unique ability to navigate both indigenous and scientific perspectives makes this book an invaluable contribution to the field of Native American studies and enriches our understanding of the Anishinaabe and other native communities.

Ojibway Heritage

Ojibway Heritage
Author: Basil Johnston
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2011-01-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1551995905

Rarely accessible beyond the limits of its people, Ojibway mythology is as rich in meaning and mystery, as broad, as deep, and as innately appealing as the mythologies of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other civilizations. In Ojibway Heritage, Basil Johnston sets forth the broad spectrum of his people’s life, legends, and beliefs. Stories to be read, enjoyed, dwelt on, and freely interpreted, their authorship is perhaps most properly attributed to the tribal storytellers who have carried on the oral tradition which Basil Johnston records and preserves in this book.

Sacred Civics

Sacred Civics
Author: Jayne Engle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2022-05-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000601358

Sacred Civics argues that societal transformation requires that spirituality and sacred values are essential to reimagining patterns of how we live, organize and govern ourselves, determine and distribute wealth, inhabit and design cities, and construct relationships with others and with nature. The book brings together transdisciplinary and global academics, professionals, and activists from a range of backgrounds to question assumptions that are fused deep into the code of how societies operate, and to draw on extraordinary wisdom from ancient Indigenous traditions; to social and political movements like Black Lives Matter, the commons, and wellbeing economies; to technologies for participatory futures where people collaborate to reimagine and change culture. Looking at cities and human settlements as the sites of transformation, the book focuses on values, commons, and wisdom to demonstrate that how we choose to live together, to recognize interdependencies, to build, grow, create, and love—matters. Using multiple methodologies to integrate varied knowledge forms and practices, this truly ground-breaking volume includes contributions from renowned and rising voices. Sacred Civics is a must-read for anyone interested in intersectional discussions on social justice, inclusivity, participatory design, healthy communities, and future cities.