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According to Ojibwe legend, the protective charms originate with the Spider Woman, known as Asibikaashi; who takes care of the children and the people on the land and as the Ojibwe Nation spread to the corners of North America it became difficult for Asibikaashi to reach all the children, so the mothers and grandmothers wove webs for the ...
Patrick DesJarlait, Sr. (1921–1972) was an Ojibwe artist and a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Known for his watercolor paintings, DesJarlait created roughly 300 artworks during his lifetime.
Seminole patchwork, for which the tribe is known today, came into full flower in the 1920s. [107] Great Lakes and Prairie tribes are known for their ribbonwork, found on clothing and blankets. Strips of silk ribbons are cut and appliquéd in layers, creating designs defined by negative space.
Norval Morrisseau, Artist and Shaman between Two Worlds, 1980, acrylic on canvas, 175 x 282 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Woodlands style, also called the Woodlands school, Legend painting, Medicine painting, [1] and Anishnabe painting, is a genre of painting among First Nations and Native American artists from the Great Lakes area, including northern Ontario and southwestern Manitoba.
Jim Denomie, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe (1955-2022) Patrick DesJarlait Red Lake Ojibwe painter (1923–1973) Cecil Dick , Cherokee Nation (1915–1992) Margaret Dillard, Chickasaw; Dohasan, Kiowa (ca. 1740s–1866) Robert Draper, Navajo (1938–2000) Bunky Echo-Hawk, Yakama/Pawnee (born 1975) Joseph Erb, Cherokee Nation (born 1974) Harry ...
Also used by the Cherokee to treat fever, [13] by the Ojibwa for urinary problems, [13] and by the Meskwaki and Prairie Potawatomi used it as a styptic for nosebleeds. [13] Allium tricoccum, used as both food and medicine. Please see the article for full information. Alnus rhombifolia, used by some Plateau tribes for female health treatment. [1]
Blake Debassige was a Native Canadian artist of the M'Chigeeng First Nation, [1] born at West Bay on Manitoulin Island in Ontario on June 22, 1956, passed June 13, 2022. [2] A leading member of the "second generation" of Ojibwa artists influenced by Norval Morrisseau, Debassige has broadened the stylistic and thematic range of this group.
Nanabozho figures prominently in their storytelling, including the story of the world's creation. Nanabozho is the Ojibwe trickster figure and culture hero (these two archetypes are often combined into a single figure in First Nations mythologies, among others). Nanabozho can take the shape of male or female animals or humans in storytelling.