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Fisher Star Creations Anishinaabe Art Blog

Teaching Stories woven around artwork by Zhaawano and kindred artists

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The Seven Grandfather Teachings

Midewiwin and the Medicine Painters, guardians of the Anishinaabe Way of Life

Read about the traditional worldview and the Seven Grandfather Teachings of the Anishinaabe Peoples of Turtle Island.

Fisher Star Creations art blog: An overview

Click on the links in the blog theme gallery below to read the blog features.

Blog introduction: Who am I and what brings me here?

Blog theme 1: Star Stories

Fisher Star Who Lives in the Sun blog story told by Simone Mcleod and Zhaawano Giizhik
Fisher Star Lives in the Sun
Power of Dreaming Star Stories episode told and illustrated by Zhaawano Giizhik and Simone McLeod
The Power of Dreaming
Gichi-misaabe and the Revolving Sky blog story told and illustrated by storyteller Zhaawano
A Revolving Sky Above Nibaad Misaabe
An Ojibwe love story Winaagozi Dibishkoo Anang
The Amazing Legend of Yellow Star and the Sleeping Giant
A Vision of Love blog story by Zhaawano Giizhik
A Vision of Love
Parallel Paths: A story told by Native Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik
Parralel Paths: Warriors That Dwell the Earth and the Sky
Sky Spirits: The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, a blog story told by Zhaawano Giizhik
Sky Spirits; The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
  • A Tribute to John Trudell: A Giant Rumble Across the Universe
A Gentle Rumble Across the Universe (A Tribute to John Trudell)
 
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Blog theme 2: Teachings of the Eagle Feather

Native American wedding bands Dialogue with the Cosmos
Dialogue with the Cosmos
Native American wedding rings
Growth is a Mystery
Prayer to the North wedding bands
Prayer to the North
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My Good Enemy
Native American style wedding rings New Growth
Prayer to the East
Native American style wedding rings Sky Dreamers
Sky Dreamers
Native American style wedding bands Touched by the Sun
The Eagle and the Sun
The First Feather, pen and ink drawing by Native Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik
The First Feather
Ojibwe wedding rings Dream of the Bald Eagle
Migizi's Dream
Native American style turquoise ring Both Sides of the Sky
Both Sides of the Sky
Native American style white gold wedding rings
Spiritual Perception
Fisher Star Creations art blog Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 12
Fill Our Spirits with Goodness
The Color of Love blog story told by Zhaawano Giizhik
The Color of Love
Blog story told by Zhaawano Giizhik: Origin of the Three Fires - One Spirit, One Mind
Spirit of the Three Fires
Seeing in a Spirit Way eagle feather wedding rings
Seeing in a Spirit Way
Wings of the Sun Hawk blog story
Wings of the Sun Hawk
Wedding rings Clarity Fills Our Hearts
Language of Our Hearts
Blog story The Silent Spirit of Dawn
The Silent Spirit of Dawn
Blog story Trail of Seven Fires
Trail of Seven Fires
Blog story The Heart-Shaped Path still in the making
The Heart-shaped Path
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Eagle Feathers and Braids of Northern Sweetgrass, an Anishinaabe Teaching told by Zhaawano Giizhik
Eagle Feathers and Braids of Northern Sweetgrass
A Song of Great Power blog story
A Song of Great Power
The story of how the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa smoked the Peace Pipe and became One People
How the Smoking of the Pipe Brought Peace and Healing among the People
  • A modern traditional story told by Zhaawano Giizhik about the Gift of Spring.
The Gift of Spring

Blog theme 3: Reflections of the Great Lakes

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  • Wiinabozho and the Spirit of Thunderbird Mountain, a story told by Zhaawano Giizhik
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Blog theme 4: Teachings from the Tree of Life

Theme image of the blog series Teachings from the Tree of Life by Zhaawano

Part 1: The Healing Mirror
Part 3: The Purpose of Life
Part 2: A Vision of Healing
Part 4: The Bends and the Rocks in the River
Part 5: The Gift of the Heart
Part 6: Native Reflections from the Sacred Medicine Circle
Part 7: Life Is like a Rocky Hill Path
Part 8: We Learn as We Walk the Path of Life

Blog theme 5: The Way of the Heartbeat

The story of the Midewiwin drum
The Sound of the Mide Drum
The story of Miinensikwe and the Spirit Berries
Dream of the Spirit Berries
On the Path of Life Native American inspired choker necklace designed by Zhaawano
The Blessing of Long Life
The Good Red Road wedding bands by Zhaawano Giizhik
A Shared Journey on the Good Red Road
The Way of the Heartbeat part 5: Life in the Bosom of the Earth
Life in the Bosom of the Earth
Wedding rings Ishkoden (Ojibwe Fires)
A Sacred Fire Burns Deep in the Earth

Blog theme 6: Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle

Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle told by Zhaawano Giizhik
Journey of Our People
The story of Wiinabozho and the Butterflies told by Zhaawano Giizhik
Wiinabozho and the Butterflies
The story of Zhoomin and the Vision of the Dancing Corn Plants told by Zhaawano Giizhik
Zhoomin and the Vision of the Dancing Corn Plants
  • Wiinabozho's Magic Bow by Zhaawano Giizhik
Wiinabozho's Magic Bow by Zhaawano Giizhik
Wiinabozho's Magic Bow
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Wiinabozho and the Disappearance of the Sun
Wiidigemaaganag pen and ink drawing by Native Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik

Blog theme 7: Love Stories from the Land of Many Lakes

Wiidigemaaganag pen and ink drawing by Native Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik Wiinabozho and the Wild Roses a new traditional Ojibwe story told by Zhaawano Giizhik
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Blog Theme 8: What's Your Doodem

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