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| Blog Name: | Ziibiwing Center Blog |
| Url: | http://ziibiwing.wordpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | museum, culture, events |
| Description: | |
| Popularity: | 141 Followers |
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‘Twas the Night Before Ojibwe Christmas
| ‘Twas the night before Niibaa-anamaíegiizhigad, when all through the wiigiwaamNot an awakaan was stirring, not even a waawaabiganoojiinh;The moccasins were hung by the smoke hole with care,In...more |
The True Thanksgiving
| I have never spent much time pondering the “true” thanksgiving. I thought I knew by logical deduction that Thanksgiving was actually the Fall Feast of the Wampanog People, who had taught the immigrants how to survive in the new land. To Native people the gifts of the Creator such as taking in a “harvest” is not complete until a ceremony of thanks to the spirits is done. That was all part of the teachings of survival. The popular image of thanksgiving is a vision of a feast, which took place in 1621 after a treaty signing which gave the English permission to inhabit 12000 acres of land. This feast was not that of giving thanks but one of friendship. more |
Warm Up with Soup & Culture!
| Come help kick off International Week and try some international soups, yummy desserts and breads for $5.00 per person and see our collection of history for free! The Ziibiwing Center and the Mt. P...more |
Spirit Feast
| Come join the Ziibiwing Center at the Spirit Feast this Friday, November 6 from 6pm – 8pm. The Spirit Feast is an Anishinabe ceremony that honors our ancestors and the loved ones that have gone on ...more |
What’s your clan name?
| Let’s Learn About the Clan System Long ago, before the Anishinabek were placed on Mother Earth, the Creator told all of the animals that humans were coming and they would not be able to provide for themselves. The animals agreed that they would take care of the humans and show them how to live in harmony with all Creation. The animals said, “We will sacrifice ourselves as food so they won’t starve. We will offer our skins to them so that they will be warm. We will teach them what medicines and ceremonies to use to heal themselves.” more |
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