Seven Grandfather Teachings
7 Grandfather Teachings
As the culture of the North American Anishinaabeg, or “Original People,” developed, elders began to teach morals, values, virtues, and spiritual beliefs through oral stories and ceremonies. While most North American Anishinaabeg have their own specific teachings, there is one teaching that is most commonly shared from coast to coast, The 7 Grandfather Teachings. These teachings serve as a moral stepping stone and cultural foundation from tribe to tribe. It is emphasized that tribespeople must use all the teachings and through them, they learn how to live a moral, spiritual life, and how to take care of Aki, or Mother Earth.
1st Grandfather Teaching:
NIBWAAKAAWIN (Wisdom): Through this teaching, one learns how to use inherent gifts wisely, observe the life of all things, one’s own limitations and differences, and recognize and be respectful other’s differences. One must cherish the knowledge that is learned and live by the wisdom that …show more content…
To know love is to know peace. Through love, one will learn how to share and have a balanced life.
3rd Grandfather Teaching:
MANAADJITOWAAWIN (Respect): Through this teaching, one learns how to honor all things because to honor all things is to have respect. One must live honorably through teachings and through one’s own life. One will accomplish this by sharing and giving away things that are not needed, treating others the way they would like to be treated, and do not hurt oneself or others.
4th Grandfather Teaching:
AAKODEWIN (Bravery): Through this teaching, one learns how to face life with courage, even in the most difficult of times. One will accomplish this by finding one’s inner strength, how to defend one’s belief and what is right for one’s community, and how to make positive choices in the face of
As the culture of the North American Anishinaabeg, or “Original People,” developed, elders began to teach morals, values, virtues, and spiritual beliefs through oral stories and ceremonies. While most North American Anishinaabeg have their own specific teachings, there is one teaching that is most commonly shared from coast to coast, The 7 Grandfather Teachings. These teachings serve as a moral stepping stone and cultural foundation from tribe to tribe. It is emphasized that tribespeople must use all the teachings and through them, they learn how to live a moral, spiritual life, and how to take care of Aki, or Mother Earth.
1st Grandfather Teaching:
NIBWAAKAAWIN (Wisdom): Through this teaching, one learns how to use inherent gifts wisely, observe the life of all things, one’s own limitations and differences, and recognize and be respectful other’s differences. One must cherish the knowledge that is learned and live by the wisdom that …show more content…
To know love is to know peace. Through love, one will learn how to share and have a balanced life.
3rd Grandfather Teaching:
MANAADJITOWAAWIN (Respect): Through this teaching, one learns how to honor all things because to honor all things is to have respect. One must live honorably through teachings and through one’s own life. One will accomplish this by sharing and giving away things that are not needed, treating others the way they would like to be treated, and do not hurt oneself or others.
4th Grandfather Teaching:
AAKODEWIN (Bravery): Through this teaching, one learns how to face life with courage, even in the most difficult of times. One will accomplish this by finding one’s inner strength, how to defend one’s belief and what is right for one’s community, and how to make positive choices in the face of