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Religion of Ojibwe People
According to tribal historian (he was a very corrupt one - he sided with whites and was a Minnesota legislator) William W. Warrens 19th century book "History of the Ojibway People," they had a religion. However, he provided information which can be used as confirmation that Ojibway People are the Mongols or Tartars! This following information must be debated by educated Ojibway Traditionalists! They know about Seven Fires Prophesy and so did Warren. First excerpts are from information pertaining to Dakota People. They are Ojibway. In fact, Dakota is an Ojibway word meaning Ally. It's derived from the Ojibway word for alliance which is Wi-do-ko-da-di-win. Warren wrote that Dakota People did not have a totemic system and their religion was opposite of that of the Ojibway's. Most disturbing is the information that he thought Dakota People were Mongols or Tartars, while he thought Ojibway People were from the ten lost tribes of Israel. Do not allow yourself to be brought under Warrens assumptions because he sided with whites. It deals with Seven Fires Prophesy which tells Ojibway People they have to migrate west to a location where food grows on water. That's how we know Ojibway People are the Mongols or Tartars. That includes the Mughals of India. I don't trust William W. Warren's information. He obviously corrupted Ojibway History!
Warren wrote that Ojiway People had tales or traditions, that if written in order and published in a book, would be almost identical to Judaism or the old testament. He thought the tradition of Wa-jig-ga-wa-ko-nay was that of Joseph in the Hebrew bible. Wa-jig-ga-wa-ko-nay's fathers name was Ge-taa-be which sounds similar to Jay-cob and Yay-cob. That's according to Minnesota State legislator Warren. Warren was told by old Ojibway's "That Since The Earth Was New." Possible hint at a long ago forgotten era which Ojibway's named a "New Earth or New World." Whites possibly copied that information! Below are excerpts from Warrens book.
Religion Facts About Ojibwe People
They did not have a belief in a god or gods! Europeans consider god to be human. However, Ojibway People did have a belief in a Creator. Not in a sense you may possibly think. Whites have a belief that god created all life including earth, ect. Ojibway People did not have such a belief. Their belief in a Creator was given to them correctly. Their belief in a Creator, was that of a person that Creates clothes, tools, canoes, a business and so forth, so they could know how to improve daily life. It meant difficult work. Ojibway People did not have a belief in a Great Spirit. That's very obvious. They believed all living things had energy or a spirit within including all animals, plants and even rocks. What does that tell you? They had no belief in a Great Spirit! Europeans misconstrued their "Holy Spirit or Holy Terror," with Ojibway Spirituality. Ojibway People did not believe their belief in "Spirituality" was based on a person. Whites do! In Ojibway Language, their word for Creator is derived from their word for "form and shape," as in to form or shape something, which is "i-zhi-na-go-si-win." Like all languages, Ojibway Language has a plural, past tense and present tense. They are a superstitious People!
Ojibway word for Creator is "Na-gost." It's from "izhinagosiwin." Now "Na-gos" also means appear in Ojibway. In Ojibway Language, they use either a "d" or a "t" to signify what a persons role in life is. Word for cook is "tcha-ba-kwed." Their word for "assistant" is "wa-do-ka-sod." Their word for "audacious person" is "swan-gi-diid." Their word for "canoe maker" is "tchi maant" or just "Maant." You can only suspect what whites thought after they learned that "na-gost" meant Creator in Ojibway Language. Word for "ghost and spirit" in Ojibway Language is supposedly "Man-i-tou." Manito actually means "Insect." In Ojibway dictionaries, their word for "Insect" is supposedly Manitous. However, Manitous is a diminutive meaning "Little Insect." So the correct word for "Insect" in Ojibway Language is Manitou. Remember that "na-gos" also means "appear," as in that appears excellant, as well as "form and shape." There is no word for "make" in Ojibway. Instead they use "form and shape." Ojibway People were Atheists. They rejected European religions until subjugation. They knew European religions were foul. That's because they knew right from wrong. They were forced to accept European religions which are false or have no actual affiliation with a concept of religion. They are deceitful religions!