Spiritual beliefs Ojibwe



frame of ojibwe sweatlodge




pictorial notation of ojibwe music board.


the ojibwe have number of spiritual beliefs passed down oral tradition under midewiwin teachings. these include creation story , recounting of origins of ceremonies , rituals. spiritual beliefs , rituals important ojibwe because spirits guided them through life. birch bark scrolls , petroforms used pass along knowledge , information, ceremonies. pictographs used ceremonies.


the sweatlodge still used during important ceremonies 4 directions, when oral history recounted. teaching lodges common today teach next generations language , ancient ways of past. traditional ways, ideas, , teachings preserved , practiced in such living ceremonies.


the ojibwe crafted dreamcatcher. believe if 1 hung above head of sleeper, catch , trap bad dreams, preventing them reaching dreamer. traditional ojibwe use dreamcatchers children, believe adults should able interpret dreams, or bad, , use them in lives.







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