INDG 1000Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Good Life, Medicine Wheel

• School: Trent University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDG 1000Y
• Professor: Shpuniarsky Heather

Document Summary

Anishaabeoziiwin living life as anishinaabe (barbara wall) More than one creation story for the anishinaabe. Medicine circle teachings the whole circle represents turtle island the circle represents peace, balance, harmony when divided in half, there is always a light and dark side. Start in the east and go clockwise. Waabanoong the time when darkness yields to the white rays in the morning sky in the east direction. It is yellow, medicine: tobacco, the robin, knowledge and wisdom comes to us, direction of new life. Zhaawanoong the green colour of new plant life for the south direction. It is red, medicine: cedar, golden eagle, youth, spirituality and turtle island. Epgishmok the direction of the west in which grandfather sun lays down to rest at the coming of darkness. It is black, symbolize the unknown, medicine: sage, the bison, represents strength (passing on) Giiwedinoog the direction to the north leading home. Medicine: sweetgrass, the polar bear/fox/eagle/snow owl (medicine & science)