anyone else here follow the old Anishinabe beliefs? Not the current ones. The ones before we started asking. If anyone follows then they should understand what I mean.

No, I have never heard of this. Can you tell me what it is?

Walking the medicine path is the old Anishinabe spiritual tradition. Hollywood called it Medicine men and women. Anishinabe is the term many native american's use for themselves. Before the settlers came and renamed them. In it's core it's following a path of peace and understanding.

Oh, I didn't know that. That's very interesting...thank you for sharing. So, do you primarily follow the Native American spirituality traditions? Do you practice natural medicine?

Yes to both. In my belief system they are actually one in the same.

Ummm, interesting.

This is some of what I found information-wise, and it's tribal specific not all Native Americans.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/mncultures/anishinabe.html

The Anishinabe are the third largest Indian tribe in North America, surpassed only by the Cherokee and Navajo. They were primarily located around the Great Lakes region, mostly in the Lake Superior area. They are known for their canoes and wild rice.

Called "Chippewa" in the United States and "Ojibwe/Ojibway" in Canada, they call themselves Anishinabe meaning "first men". They accept the name "Ojibwe" (even though they prefer Anishinabe), but intensely dislike the name "Chippewa". "Ojibwe/Ojibway" is an Algonquin word that refers to a unique puckered seam on the moccasins of the Anishinabe. "Chippewa" is considered to be an attempt by the French explorers to say "Ojibwe".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe


I'm an eclectic Shamanic practitioner, so much of the Native American views are woven in, though I don't have a specific link to them. My folks are from Michigan, so I got a lot of the myths and stories growing up.

Boozhoo Ambiant..

I'm an Anishinabekwe from Lake of the Woods area... ( Right across the big lake from you)

So nice to meet a fellow Walker....

Thanks for looking that up! Good info!

Boozhoo nidji

My family is originally from the Hannaville Reservation in Mich.

Nice to see people talking about such things. Thank God we are starting to realize what we have lost. I've been into Native American spirituality for a long time. And no, I don't have a drop of Native blood. It's imbeded in our cell memory.

Welcome to the forums!

It is so refreshing to hear others who connect with the native american spirituality and culture as much as I do. I have always thought I must have been Native American in a past life because I feel so attuned to their ways/beliefs and am always looking for local celebrations/gatherings/healings.