Snimikobi Algonquin First Nation
People of the Mississippi River Valley
People of the Mississippi River Valley
WELCOME/BOOZHOO!
On behalf of Snimikobi Algonquin People of the Mississippi River Valley... Welcome to our Website.
Snimikobi Algonquin are located in the Ardoch area of Ontario, Canada where our Algonquin Ancestors have lived for thousands of years. Our history is rich with tradition, stories, legends, art, crafts, songs, being at peace with the Creator...and perhaps a darn good joke or too.
It is our hope that as you visit each page, you sense a connection to the rich heritage of the Algonquin peoples. As Chief, It is my great priviledge to represent Snimikobi as we grow and reconnect with both our past and our future.
This web site is dedicated to preserving the past, living in the present and preparing the future for seven generations.
Our web site holds words of peace and healing, as our Ancestors would have our words and teachings be told in this manner.
If you have any comments, suggestions or need information, please contact myself or the Editor Esther Crawford through the Contact us page.
Migwetch.
Chief Randy Malcolm
CONTACT US AT: Snimikobi P.O. Box 251, Eganville, Ontario, Canada KOJ 1T0 or via the Contact us page on this website.
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BIRTH OF THE CLAN SYSTEMS
After the great flood, and the earth's second people came to be, Kitchi-Manitou remembered the arguments and fights which took place with the earth's first peoples.
To prevent such fighting and killing from occurring again, Kitchi-Manitou gave the Anishinabeg (plural) a form of Government called
O-do-i---daym-i-wam, or Clan system.
Each clan was given a special role in the structure and governing of the Anishinabeg. This provided leadership and balance in all areas
There were seven original Clans:
Ah-ji-jawk' (Crane). Mahng (Loon), Gi-goon' (Fish), Mu-kwa'(Bear), Wa-bi-sha-shi' (Martin), Wa-wa-shesh'-she (Deer), and Be-nays' (Bird).
Makinak Doidaym, or Turtle Clan, is one of the many family groups which makes up the Anishinabe Clan system.
After the great flood, and the earth's second people came to be, Kitchi-Manitou remembered the arguments and fights which took place with the earth's first peoples.
To prevent such fighting and killing from occurring again, Kitchi-Manitou gave the Anishinabeg (plural) a form of Government called
O-do-i---daym-i-wam, or Clan system.
Each clan was given a special role in the structure and governing of the Anishinabeg. This provided leadership and balance in all areas
There were seven original Clans:
Ah-ji-jawk' (Crane). Mahng (Loon), Gi-goon' (Fish), Mu-kwa'(Bear), Wa-bi-sha-shi' (Martin), Wa-wa-shesh'-she (Deer), and Be-nays' (Bird).
Makinak Doidaym, or Turtle Clan, is one of the many family groups which makes up the Anishinabe Clan system.
Adapted from The Mishomis Book; The Voice of the Ojibway, by Edward Benton-Banai
