HIST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Council Of Three Fires, Anishinaabe, Nanabozho
14 Nov 2016
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Indg transnationalism--alliances among indg nations and the practices/trad that transcend natl borders. Anishinaabeg nationhood, diplomacy, and intellectual traditions combine to form transnationalism. Huge terr geographically, rural and urban residents. Many smaller groups that share in cultural heritage. Ojibway/chippawa, sotto, missasauga, nippising, potawatomi, odawa, algonquin (variations in spellings/pronunciations) The intersection of nationhood, oral tradition, and transnational relations. Signifigance of maudjjee-kawiss in anishinaabeg understandings of nationhood. Stories are retold over and over--they happened in the past but also can b happening presently. Indg ppls hav been having discussions abt multiculturalism/multinationalism long b4 eur contact. Nanabozho (nanaboozhoo or nanabush) and the theft of fire . The theft of fire significance within the anishinaabeg epistemology(ies) Nb transforms themself into hare, lights himself on fire to steal. Fire bcomes central to anishinaabeg worldview, important to ceremonial practices, reflects spirit realm. Indigenous nations and relations in the great lakes region. Due to concentration of resources/nations in great lakes region, alliances were necessary and common.
