Spirits: The
Ojibwa believed that little spirits controlled everything. There was a
spirit that controlled your health, one for rain, one for thunder, one
for the corn, one for everything. They prayed and gave thanks to their
spirits every day.
Medicine:
Medicine was anything that made people
feel better. The Medicine Man sang songs that were prayers. This was
medicine. The songs made people feel better.
Ojibwa Herbal
Medicine: Summer was a great time to gather
herbs to make medicines. Some medicines were secret, known only to the
medicine men. Most were common remedies that every mother gave her
children as needed. The Ojibwa probably knew more about herbal
medicine than any other people.
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