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Wisconsin Chippewa Myths & Tales and Their Relation to Chippewa Life. University of Wisconsin Press (Madison: 1977). ISBN 0-299-07310-6; Benton-Banai, Edward. The Mishomis Book: The voice of the Ojibway. Indian Country Communications, Inc., and Red School House Press (Hayward, WI: 1988). Densmore, Frances. Chippewa Customs. Minnesota Historical ...
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.
Ojibwe myths also bring up a creature known as the Memegwaans, or Memegwaanswag (Plural), which seems to be different from the more common Little People variation of Memegwesi. According to Basil H. Johnston , a Memegwaans is a little person without definitive form which is terrified of adult humans.
Underwater Panther, George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian An underwater panther (Ojibwe: Mishipeshu (syllabic: ᒥᔑᐯᔓ) or Mishibijiw (ᒥᔑᐱᒋᐤ) [mɪʃʃɪbɪʑɪw]), is one of the most important of several mythical water beings among many Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and Great Lakes region, particularly among the Anishinaabe.
In accordance with this myth, traditional Ojibwe cosmology holds that the world of humans is an island surrounded by water. [136] This island was formed by Nanabush and the earth divers after a great deluge. [137] Ojibwe cosmology also includes belief in a multilevel cosmos with different layers ruled by different manitouk. [138]
Ojibwe legendary creatures (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Anishinaabe mythology" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The baykok (or pau'guk, paguk, baguck; bakaak in the Ojibwe language and pakàk in the Algonquin language) is a malevolent spirit from the mythology of the Ojibway nation. In traditional culture [ edit ]
Jiibayaabooz (in syllabics: ᒋᐸᔮᐴᔅ) in a figure in Ojibwe mythology, also known as Chipiapoos or Cheeby-aub-oozoo, meaning "Spirit Rabbit" or "Ghost of Rabbit". The figure also appears in Abenaki mythology Mateguas, meaning "Rabbit". This figure is a trickster spirit and figures prominently in their storytelling, including the story of ...