nêhiyawak · Anishinaabeg · Omàmiwininiwak
Stories for sitting still.
Askiy is the land. This hearth holds introductory retellings from Cree, Ojibway, and Algonquin teachings — in English, with the languages left inside the sentences.
Not an Elder
Nothing here was given in a lodge. If a knowledge keeper’s telling disagrees with this page, follow the keeper.
Winter has a protocol
Many Wîsahkêcâhk and Nanabozho stories are told only when snow is on the ground. The mark is on those stories. Your community decides.
Three nations, not one myth
Cree, Ojibway, and Algonquin stories are relatives. Relatives are allowed to say different sentences. Do not blend them into a single “Native legend.”
nêhiyawakCree Winter storyThe mud in the paw
When the strong come up empty, a muskrat brings back the world.
6 min · narrated
nêhiyawakCree Winter storyThe marks on the birch
A pale tree hides him from thunder, and gratitude becomes a mark people can read.
5 min · narrated
nêhiyawakCree Winter storyOne eye open
He teaches the geese a dance that asks them not to look. One of them looks.
5 min · narrated
AnishinaabegOjibway Winter storyWhat the turtle carries
A relative of the flood story. This time the new earth stays on someone’s back.
6 min · narrated
AnishinaabegOjibwayThe web for the children
When Spider Woman could not be at every cradle, the grandmothers wove.
6 min · narrated
AnishinaabegOjibwayGuideHow to hold a teaching
The seven teachings were shared on purpose. They are not a poster, and they are not a race.
5 min · narrated
OmàmiwininiwakAlgonquinThe river placed first
Kichi Sìbì was not given as property. It was given as a teacher with a season for every instruction.
6 min · narrated
OmàmiwininiwakAlgonquin Winter storyWhy the bear’s tail is short
A winter joke with a bill. The shortcut asks for a handsome tail and the ice keeps it.
5 min · narrated