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[13] Amik (beaver) is a being in traditional Anishinaabe stories that creates shared worlds. [5] The stories of Amik’s creations and how Amik teaches their child about the world serves to provide a greater understanding of relationships and what is important in life. Nokomis (grandmother) is another being from Anishinaabe folklore.
Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories. Nokomis is an important character in the poem, mentioned in the familiar lines:
Originating from a traditional Potawatomi and Ojibwe story, these teachings are not attributed to any specific creator. [1] The story, and the teachings have been passed on orally by elders for centuries. An Ojibwe Anishinaabe man, Edward Benton-Banai, describes an in-depth understanding of what each means, in his novel The Mishomis Book.
Ojibwe religion typically perceives a sense of kinship between all living things, [60] with all persons being viewed as kin; [21] Ojibwe people sometimes refer to other-than-human persons as relatives with terms like "brother", "grandfather", and "grandmother". [162] The Ojibwe traditionally display an attitude of respect to the world that ...
In another example of Noodin's inconsistent explanations, she said in 2009 her great-grandmother — four generations removed — was the last person in her family to speak Ojibwe fluently.
Alexander Wolfe's Earth Elder 18 Stories: The Pinayzitt Path, Dr. Dan Musqua's The Seven Fires: Teachings of the Bear Clan, and Edward Benton-Banai's The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway are a few notable works of Anishinaabe literature. These publications are important carriers of knowledge that pass from the ancestors to future ...
13 Indigenous Grandmothers Gathering in Lame Deer, Montana, July, 2012, Part 2, video panel by Vashon Intuitive Arts participants; Markover, Fran. "First Place Poetry: "The Grandmas" ". IC View – The Magazine of Ithaca College. "A story telling afternoon at GRuB with members of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers"
A recently created lesson plan for Wisconsin teachers gives guidance to discuss how ancient peoples viewed solar eclipses in Wisconsin.