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 | Subject: Gwiingwa'aage - An Ojibwe Legend  Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:24 pm | |
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Gwiingwa'aage - An Ojibwe Legend
This story was originally told by Tobasanokwut Kinew,
but I [Meshekigiizhig] translated it into Anishinaabemowin.
Chizhaazhe igo, niio manidowag gii gizhiibizowaad dawaamagading.
Bezhigo eta manido gii nandawendad ji-mbizod besho-aki zaam gii
nandawendad ji-zegi’ad kina bimaadizijig gii endawaad akiing.
Aanawi, mii sa wa manido gii mbizod zaam niibina besho-akiing
miinwaa gii baashkabooniid akiing. Pii mii maanda gaa ezhiwebag,
gii ni-naagwad basadinaa. Shkwaa bangii boonigag, mii sa wi
basadinaa gii mooshkinebazhamagad miinwaash miishkonsag
miinwaa mtigwag gii maajiigiwaad giiwitaaoshkizaagaa’iganing.
Miidash ingo-giizhig, bezhigo eta wesiinh gii mookibiid miinwaa
gii mashkwizid miinwaa gii aakwaadizid. Anishinaabeg gaa’iin
wiika gii waabmsii’awad jibwaa wa wesiinh. Aanawi, kina goya
gii gikendawaad gii onjibad wa wesiinh…zaam gii dibishkoo wa
manido ge gii baashkabooniid chizhaazhe igo. Zaam maanda,
gii wiinzh’awad wa oshki-wesiinh “gwiingwa’aage.” “Gwiingwa”
edaaman “shooting star” miinwaa “–aage” edaaman “where
something originated from”…miidash “gwiingwa’aage” edaaman
“The one that originates from a shooting star.”
Long ago, four spirits were flying fast in the heavens. One spirit
wanted to fly close to Earth because he wanted to scare them
all the people who lived on earth. But, that spirit he did fly too
close to Earth and crash-landed on Earth. When this happened,
a valley appeared. After a few years, that valley did fill-up with
water and then grass and trees started to grow around the new
lake. So then one day, just one wild animal he did emerge from
the water. and he was strong and he was fierce. The Anishinaabe
never had they seen him before that wild animal. But, everybody
they knew where he did come from that wild animal...because he
was just like that spirit that crash-landed long ago. Because of
this, they did name him that new wild animal "gwiingwa'aage."
"Gwiingwa" means "shooting star" and "-aage" means "where
something originated from"...so then "gwiingwa'aage" means
"the one that came from a shooting star"
or better known as the "wolverine."
retold by Meshekigiizhig
I found this beautiful story at Powwow.com Gathering
source:Ojibway stories? - PowWows.com Gathering - Forums for Native American Pow Wows | |
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