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Fisher Star Creations Anishinaabe Art Blog

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Teaching Stories woven around artwork by Zhaawano and kindred artists

Zhaawano Giizhik & The Storytellers' Mirror

Welcome in Wenabozho's Storytelling Lodge

Boozhoo, aaniin! Welcome to my Storytelling Lodge!

What can you expect?

The stories and narratives that are being shared in here are as strongly allegorical as in the old tradition of storytelling, yet they also contain lessons that reflect today’s world. Woven around original jewelry & fine art and carefully wrapped in ancient metaphors and age-old symbolism, each one of the stories shared in here is a teaching mirror, instilling in the minds of those who make the effort to look in it a living sense of human potentials and infusing their hearts with the power of humility and love...

Ahaw! Biindigen nindaadizooke wigamigong, enji-zaagi'iding miinawaa gikendaasong - Come in and look into the story mirror, learn & enjoy!

Midewiwin & the 7 Grandfather Teachings

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The Universe of the Ojibwe Anishinaabeg by Zhaawano Giizhik

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"The Seven Grandfather Teachings"

>> Read about the traditional worldview of the Anishinaabeg Peoples of Turtle Island

BLOG INTRODUCTION

Who Am I and What Brings Me Here?

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Aaniin, boozhoo, hello! Let me introduce myself and tell you about the true driving force behind my art project.

What brings me here is first of all my ancestry, and a traditional story. The romantic Anishinaabe story of the Fisher Star is my favorite tale; the theme that runs through my work is my Native ancestry, combined with the art of storytelling. I consider myself a storyteller at heart.

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BLOG THEMES

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Blog theme 1: The First Step

The First Step, Part 1: Norval Morrisseau and the Canadian Medicine Painters: A Continuation of Ancient Traditions

The First Step, Part 2: Establishment of the Woodland Art School and the Role of Manitoulin Island

The First Step, Part 3: The Paradoxical Nature of Woodland Art and a List of Four Generations of Woodland Artists

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Blog theme 2: Teaching Stories

Teaching Stories by Zhaawano Giizhik and Simone McLeod

Teaching Stories illustrated with artwork & jewelry by Simone McLeod, Zhaawano Giizhik, and others.

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Teaching Stories: Footsteps of Our Ancestors

Teaching Stories: Rebirth of a Powerful and Enchanting Art

Teaching Stories: Undercurrent of Life

Teaching Stories: How the Spirit of Mandaamin Came to the World

Teaching Stories: Where Is It That You Dwell?

Teaching Stories: The Fire Within

Teaching Stories: Birth of Turtle Island

Teaching Stories: The Origin and Spirit Powers of the Birch Tree

Teaching Stories: Walking the Sacred Path of Life

Teaching Stories: Heartbeat of the Earth

Teaching Stories: Footprints of the Wolf

Teaching Stories: The Cycle of Life

Teaching Stories: The Spirit of Sunset

Teaching Stories: Giigoonh, Silent Being of Lakes and Streams

Teaching Stories: The Trees Speak, Story 1

Teaching stories: The Good Way of the Warrior

Teaching Stories: Finding Back the Road to Wisdom

Teaching Stories: That Which Is Given To Us

Teaching Stories: I Am an Invisible Child

Teaching Stories: The Paradoxical Nature of Life

Teaching Stories: The Spirit of Humility

Teaching Stories: Life Is a Dance

Teaching Stories: We Are All Related

Teaching stories: Our Fires

Blog theme 3: Star Stories

A Gentle Rumble Across the Universe

A story about Sky Woman, Spider, and the birth of Turtle Island: A tribute to the legacy of John Trudell.

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Star Stories: Fisher Star Who Lives in the Sun

Star Stories: The Power of Dreaming

Star Stories: A Revolving Sky Above Nibaad Misaabe

Star Stories: The Amazing Legend of Yellow Star and the Sleeping Giant

Star Stories: A Vision of Love

Star Stories: Parallell Paths (Warriors That Dwell the Earth and the Sky)

Star Stories: Sky Spirits: The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars

Star Stories: Tribute to John Trudell: A Gentle Rumble Across the Universe

Star Stories: Our Clans Among the Stars, Chapter 1

Star Stories: Our Clans Among the Stars, Chapter 2

Star Stories: The Moose on Earth and in the Sky

Star Stories: How the Fisher Brought Summer to the North

Star Stories: A Love Poem (for Jane)

Star Stories: Just a Thought

Blog theme 4: Teachings of the Eagle Feather

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 1: Growth Is a Mystery

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 2: A Prayer to the North

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 3: My Good Enemy

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 4: A Prayer to the East

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 5: Sky Dreamers

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 6: The Eagle and the Sun

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 7: The First Feather

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 8: Migizi's Dream

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 9: Both Sides of the Sky

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 10: The Way We See the World

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 11: Dialogue with the Cosmos

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 12: Fill Our Spirits with Goodness

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 13: The Color of Love

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 14: Spirit of the Three Fires

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 15: Seeing in a Spirit Way

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 16: Wings of the Sun Hawk

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 17: The Language of Our Hearts

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 18: The Silent Spirit of Dawn

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 19: Trail of Seven Fires

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 20: The Heart-shaped Path of the People

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 21: Eagle Feathers and Braids of Northern Sweetgrass

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 22: A Song of Great Power

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 23: The Gift of Spring

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 24: How the Smoking of the Pipe Brought Peace and Healing to the People

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 25: How the Golden Eagle Got Its Dark Plumage

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 26: Sky Blanket and the Sacred Dream of the Eagle Feathers

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 27: Spirit of Thunder Mountain

Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 28: Path of the Sun Dancer

"The Gift of Spring"

A sacred tale about a young man who had a dream that brought back the warm weather and about a yellow orchid that became an icon of the spring season…

"Begin your journey in the spring, in the east. East is where all life begins..."

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