The Ojibway Creation Story 

How beautiful. I miss the muskrats we used to see. I will always think of this story now, when I see a muskrat or a turtle.

I wish I knew my culture and my people. All I have is my name and my registration with Turtle mountain and what little I remember from my father's teachings. I've tried to learn from our brothers and sisters here I get told I'm "too white washed". Apparently my grandfather left for oregon and here is where we stayed so I guess 3 generations would do that but my mother is full Wintun native and my dad was over 3/4 Ojibwe. Hell I wish I at least knew the language. My dad was the only one who knew the old ways and the language in our whole family but only spoke it when he was drunk and he passed away when I was little. All I remember is how he blessed the land, how he prepared and afterwards blessed his hunts and this story. Well this and the 7 fires but I was told not to speak of that one.

But this make me cry. With pride and sorrow. My name is Me-ke-nock

I grew up hearing this story both in School and with family and Friends growing up in Sault Ste.Marie and most of Northshore. the story has its multi-meaning when it comes to value. that all life weak or strong have influence upon each other. No matter what we are or who we are we are all connected in life. Was quite refreshing to hear the story told again. And Im not even Ojibway..left alone first nations people...or whatever pronoun you refer. thanx for this video...I miss home now...Edmonton is so far away from home.

This Has Always Been My Favourite "Native Canadian" Story Growing up! I'm "Metis" but My People I shall never Be forgotten!

Why did I cry when I heard the Muskrat would try?

Very well done! I love the illustrations too. Thank you for sharing this.

lol thank you for sharing in English I heard this story as a young boy 6yrs or 7yrs old now I'll be fifty-seven this fall.

I wish this was just his voice, the background noises were absolute fucking torture to listen to.

I love that many Native American legends are very similar to the accounts in the Bible... it shows me we are all meant to be brothers. I am proud of my Anishinabe heritage (however far back in my blood it may be).

Awesome added to my favorites i love creation stories, :)

Thank you, added to a playlist...

Very cool channel! I hope you bring back your activity.

This 'Creation Story" was written by an Ojibwe Culture who had been Christianized, but wanted to hang on to a part of their old Culture. After all Mahnahnboono, or Mahnahbozhoo was not human, but the brother of three of the directions and son of the fourth, so if true no humans would have survived. Nikomis landed on Gitchi Mishinee, the Great Turtle and created the first land before man was created. Mahnahboozhoo was the grandson of Nikomis, the Wife of The Great Spirit. Amikoons, Midé Priest

I remembered the teacher Last year in grade 7 showed us this. I like the music.

Miigwetch nmishomis ogii-biwaaseaazheyang. (Thank you grandfather for shining on us today.) Miigwetch nda’kid nongom giizhigad. (Thank you I say today for this day. Weweni ji-mino-gnawaabimag. (Carefully, I will look on others.) Nwii-ji-mino-bimaadiz miinwa weweni ji-ganoonag. (I will live well and carefully speak to others.) Miigwech giiye Shkaakaamikwe (Thank you Mother Earth) ogii-miizhiyang bimaadizowin miinwa miijim. (who gave us life and food) ogii-miizhiyang nbish miinwa wesiinyag (who gave us water and animals) ogii-miizhiyang nesewin. (who gave us breath.) Semaa n’bagdina waabinong, zhaawinong, epangishimag, miinwa giiwedinong. (Tobacco I offer to the east, south, west and north.) Naadamoshin ji-mashkoogaabwiyaanh miinwa ji-zoongdeyaanh. (Help me to have strength and a strong heart

THANK YOU

The word Anishinaabeg translates to "people from whence lowered." Another definition refers to "the good humans," meaning those who are on the right road or path given to them by the Creator Gitche Manitou, or Great

Beautiful... the great flood.

i loved this...

It's a good story I do know at least one ojibwe but not any others

I'm proud to be ojibwe I love going to powwows and sundances not the film festival I go into sweat lodges to

Lovely story. Thank you for sharing. I was always wondering if maybe there was a story behind the shape of turtle island

Beautiful telling ❤

Well, some of the story is true. There is much more to it. More in depth and detailed story is told using the language. The story probably varies from reservation to reservation and/or from lodge to lodge. The gist is there.

Where did you get Ojibwa? I myself am a Native American Indian, I thought I've spoken to you before, an American Indian of the Ojibwa Tribe is probably the most influential Indian leader of our time. Who acclaimed writer and photographer Richard Erodes, let's be proud of this culture that evolved thru thick and thin, I am proud of it's smart & courage & looks, keep up the good work.

Could you make a version of this in anishinaabemowin?

Mii-gwech I have not heard that for a while I miss my rez

My comment had nothing to do with trying to "prove the Bible", but rather that across the many different cultures in this world there seem be similarities in our foundational beliefs and embracing our essential brotherhood. If that angers you, there is nothing I can do about that.

what time period was this told first,, and any links with ddatees would be great..

Very interesting as it speak of the Cree and Algonquin There is a lot missing from the war of the South and slavery of the West it was the 4th unification. My parents where in the 3 rd Unification my 7 gen grand pa died for our freedom.

I enjoyed every thunk and thwack

Should be taught in Canadian and American schools as mandatory knowledge.

Love an light

We're all connected

...1977...the Chief of the OBJIBWAY People took me into their hearts...i would like to have Faith...they were not wrong about the peoples.

It makes sense if you think about it Soil water and sunlight is all you need for a plant to grow

The Rainmakers of old..never started dancing until the Ant's pulled a pebble over the nest entrance to shield the coming rain storm . GN Little Shell Tribe Montana

Miigwech !!

Dont say this outloud, or any of our stories, unless there is snow on the ground.

What animal is #3 ? Hell diver? Can someone tell me?

we came from the earth... one day we might return. creation... most native tradition has us being born from such a place.

All hail muskrat

In native american "myths and legends" there's MANY stories about a big flood

Interesting that many religions have these "flood stories". We all know about "Noah's Ark". Could the ancient Objiway Indians and people in Israel have all witnessed one major water event?.

The earths second people?

every one be respectful

Forgive my speaking, I agree, story is much more detailed and perhaps not here for good reason. I have found this "christianized" process has tainted many traditional stories, however, with diligent study, listening, prayer, and vision one may find the ability to discern such differences. I came up with a similar term for this process I call it "jesuitized", could call it being "black robed". Miigwetch

I remember my science teacher told Me about this

Lead me home

Chii miigwetch!

These kinds of earth diver myths where a water creature dives to retrieve soil to create the world is found across North America and Siberia, suggesting it came from before the crossing of the Bering strait.

The great flood, the universal true story in the bible 🙏🏼 ❤

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all my relations

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Muskrat kinda reminds me of the dove sent by noah

People, not everything has to do with the Bible. Not everyone has to believe what the Bible says. Geeez, just listen.

If their is reincarnation my wish i would be native,american the greatest people of mother earth,or if i was rich id help them all i could🐢🐿🐻🐇🐃🐂🐈🐗

Every stroy of the creation of our solar system is based on light science and religion is basically saying the same thing no matter how u look at it every civilization had this information. It wasn't explained enough for everyone to understand at the same mental level.

this mans voice sounds really good.

Turtle Island is born!

I cry, because I have a memory that is instinctual. Or I remember things from before my life now here. I’m not saying that I am reincarnated, nor am I saying that we share from a pool of ‘collective memories’, there’s a turtle who made sacrifice for the rest of us all, he did something that I think is great, and I would want to be like that, but I cannot say I would make that same sacrifice. So I cry because I am a hypocrite and the beauty is only a tale. I long for a time to come when we act that righteously, without a thought on our part about what great times we risk to loose.

Thank you, Muskrat. 🥰🙏

My people (Ojibwa)have the same flood as Noah

that bird is loud cant hear him talk .

Can someone please tell me what he's saying

I ain’t seen this b4 ppl lying to me fr fr

How did they know that north American was shapednlike a turtle ?

Mlar to nanabush

turtle island

muskrats FTW

Colossians 2:15-19

niishin

i think your mic is a little to close to your mouth, cool story though

So sad that this story is kept from our children.

i didnt understand anything

You fought beside them,(The French under Louis XlV). So you must see theyre land!..Watch>>"Le Roi Danse 1/14"

Its called ojibwe

From the antichrist pov as nanabush

he story of a great flood covering the world means the world that the people knew and could see. Ojibwe didn't know about the other continents or most of Canada and northern US. Same with the story of Noah's ark. The world was only as big as they could see and reach. So "the world" flooding was just the part of earth they knew. Most places of not all have witnessed a grand flood that washed out their small part of the world. Besides that you shouldn't take a translated book seriously.

This isn't how I was told about our creation story, It's close but not the same.

Story

ninja

You hawe right!The creator is cosmik katasztrófa! Thatsway the big flod. Mayby from mars!feri

alot like noahs ark..

....Came expecting to hear anishinaabe be spoken...hears english version again. 😑

Not all ojibwe were Cristian ized eather even Christianity has 2 craton stories one were men and women were equal the other was women subservient to men so the first eve became lillith and evil all cultures have craton stories some more than one

Not much has changed in France. Are you a Republican? or a Royalist?..........Many in France want Versailles occupied by Royals! And I want the Stuarts back on that British throne the Williamites stoled in 1688!...........The game of kings is far from over!

this was very boring

This isn't a creation story. There are very few out there. None in the bible or in any of the American / Canadian Indian stories. All the stories are about early animal / human experience. Are there any stories about the creation of the universe out there? Genesis 1 isn't.

Matambo and Hataculio is about the Creator and the Mountain Lion of Yuda who assisted in creation which coincides with the Holy Bible which says that through Yeshua all things were made. The Bible has been stolen by the Devil-worshippers and the Church has been taken over by the same. It is very sad. The Catholic church has alays been Babylon and the denominations which sprang out of it are ruled by the Slanderer, the Accuser of the Brethren. However, the Holy Scriptures are true.

This is fake.

this is not our creation story.

The original people in Americas, should be proud of their own history, and culture... While this tale is not an original tale from those who came to America, and owned it, before the Christianed Europeans stole the lands... This tale is clearly a modified version of the "biblical flood"... When we study other old books, we find several other description of that flood, and those are far more detailed... From those we can understand that flood happened in the Indus Valley, about 2.000 before the birth of Jesus... Geologist have found the proofs, and archaeologists have dated evidence, so it is a sure fact... In reality ALL of the Indus Valley was flooded, after an earthquake sank the southern part, under sea level... The Indian Ocean came thundering in, and could not stop, when the new hole was filled, but continued north, till the northern highland on the southside of Himalaya stopped it... It lasted several days, before the water flew back south... Then the Indus Valley had no people for almost 200 years... The bible writes "the whole world was flooded"... But the word "world" was used in the meaning "region"... That did not mean the entire planet... We know as a fact, that the planet has never ever been totally covered withy water... All books which wrote about that flood, explained that one man build a "house boat", so he and his family, and the families who worked for him, and all his animals from his farm, survived... But all in the hunter-gather nations had as usual gone to higher ground, before the annual flood started, so those from the west side, was up on the Persian Plateau, and those on the east side, was up on the mountains to the east... Only the farmers nations, and the Fleet Cities, stayed in the valley... However, many feared the coming annual flood, so many farmers, and also craftmen and women from the fleet cities, had fled, up on the Persian Plateau... All those, were from the "Danish Race"... All those started the new nation in eastern Persia, named Arian nation... They wrote the Veda Texts, including the desciption of the flood, which they saw from the edge of the Persian Plateau... Also the book of Zarathustra, gives a very detailed explanation... Also Sumerian cuneiform texts, describe that flood... So it is a fact that is happened... But it "only" flooded the entire region, called the Indus Valley, in modern Pakistan... Tribes in Africa, also heard about that flood... Some tribes remember: One man build a wooden box, and survived in that... Only the Bible use the name NOAH... The other books give a quite different name... Those are the facts about the socalled Biblical Deluge... When the Christians invaded America, they forced all to convert to christianity... But in this tale, from the Ojibway people, we see they totally changed the tale... And created a beautiful tale, which includes demonstrations of very good mentality... So the explanation about how all the animals "worked together, and tried to help all the others", shows the main mentality of the Ojibway people, and NOT the bad mentality, which the bible teach... Abraham clearly read the Sumerian texts, and also the book of Zarathustra... Clearly it was hard to understand the book of Zarathustra, as that was written in a "weird form of the Persian language"... So Abraham misunderstood some things, and he also chose to make a shorter version, so he left many parts out... One of his misunderstandings was: The Creator, made that flood, to kill all the evil people... The Creator CAN NOT create floods, nor can he stop them! Please to not accuse our Creator, of killing all those people! This tale from the Ojibway people, is clamed to be their "Creation Tale"... But it does not explain any form of "creation event"... It explains how "living beings survived the flood"... It is quite possible, that some region in America, also suffered a terrible flood, at some point in time, after the last iceage... However since this tale explains about "very few surviving people, with some animals", it seems clear, it was the Biblical Flood Tale, which simply was changed to mention animals in America, and giving other named to the "two legged people"... Even the fact that they call the Creator "the Creator" seems to prove it was from the Christian Bible... The original Americans more often called him the Great Spirit... Or the Great Mind... Or the first Mind... Or "He who was all alone"... The Danish race used the term ORION MAN, which meant FIRST MIND... But even earlier the Danish Race called him the ORION AN... Also that meant FIRST MIND... The two races who owned nearly all of America, arrived from Asia during the last iceage... They came paddling along the icecoast, which reached from Asia to America during the iceage... One of those races, were the first Race, who defined themselves as the ORION people, as that means FIRST PEOPLE... That race inhabited the forest lands and the Andes mountain... Originally only 1,5 meter tall, with rather short legs, but with strong bones and muscles, so they were the strongest human race... Originally they had white skin, with no pigment, so they needed to live ijn dense forests... Thieir most norhthern nation in Asia, was the Inuit Nation... (Obviously they were the first to follow the ice coast, and come to America, and inhabit the arctic region.) However since 80.000 years ago, also the Orions in eastern Asia had intermarried, with the black race... So both races ended having brown skin, BEFORE they came to America... The other was the third race, which was the black skinned race, so they could be in sunlight most of the day, and they imhavited the plains, in northern America... Originally they defined themselves as the Semi People, or the Semit People... One of the old "Ancient Fleets" found America about 5.600 before the birth of Jesus... That fleet was started on the Indian Ocean (east of Africa and west of India), but they performed a great expansion about 3.500 before Jesus, so they build many fleet cities in America including the first stonebuild city, which was build on the coast of Peru at that time... That fleet would never ever take lands from the rightful owners... They would ask, if the coastal nation would give small bits of land, to build fleet cities on, and make fields around the cities, and have meadows for the sheep and goats... In the male line those fleet people were from the "Danish race", but had intermarried so much with women from the two other races, so they looked more like those... That fleet was named the Nether Fleet, but was also called the Angel Fleet... They build all the ancient habour cities in America... The fleet city mayors had a title containing the word AN... Therefore the Fleet people were caleld the AN'GEL people OR the AN'CIENT people, OR the AN'DEAN people... It is from them the mountains are called the AN'DES mountains... Obviously the original nations had given another name to that mountain, along the west coast of South America... And the fleet brought Orion MINERS to mine metals in the Andes mountain... But that new "miner nation", had professors to the traditional three universities, so they could educale men and women to perform all crafts, or to know all science... Including the old female science about "health and healing"... About healing with mediciens, or wit surgery, or by education women more about healthy foods, and proper conservation and storage, and proper hygiene... It was those food specialists, who brewed beer and mead... Perhaps also wine, and "alcoholic drinks"... But that Orion "miner nation" also had professors of masonry... They educated masons to build in the Danish Style but also in bthe socalled Minoan Style, which ws used fro the largest buildings, like the universities. That "Miner Nation" build the impressive "temples" in the Andes mountain... Only they mined for metals, in America... Note, that when the Christian Invaders came sailing, they found the HARBOUR CITIES... So they first met people who explained "We are ANDEANS", or they said "We are ANGELS"... Those fleet city people in South America, and Central America spoke "Old Portugeese" as that has a lot of words from the old Orion language... So they would say, they were: LOS ANGELOS... But as the bible teach about angels "being religious figures", the christians would not use THAT name for them... Therefore they ignored that, and used the other form, ANDEANS... That is why all the original Americans were called INDIANS, in all European newspapers... And that name has been used BY EUROPEANS since that time... And Christian teacher were send to Ameica to "mis-educate all" and teach all the people "you are Indians"... Even when all the Orion people and the Semi People would protest and say WE ARE NOT ANDEANS!!! I know nothing about the Ojibway people, but based on what I wrote here, YOU might be able to conclude, if they were from the Orion race or the Semi race... Sadly the earlier generations of Christians, or rather the Popes, wished the all people forgot all about their real history... But if you read this, you now know a bit more, about the real history of the "First Nation Americans"... Best regards to all Dan in Denmark

Gay Man Warn!

But this make me cry. With pride and sorrow. My name is Me-ke-nock