Anisinabe

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Appearance
Anisinabe is a pure cream-colored steed, with a long flowing tail and mane.

Tribe
The tribe this steed is based on were primarily located in the Great Lakes region of North America, but have spread through a vast geographical area of the U.S. and Canada. Includes  Ojibwa, Algonquians, Potawatomi and the Chippewa. The tribe calls itself Anisinabe, “Original People.” One of the largest tribal groups in North America, the third largest after the Cherokee and Navajo.

Anisinabes hunted, fished and trapped. They gathered wild rice and made maple sugar. They farmed squash and maize. Anisinabe created sacred birch-bark scrolls in which they recorded their tribal history. Some believe that the word ‘Ojibwa’ is derived from ‘o-jib-i-weg’ which means, “Those who Make Pictographs.” Anisinabe also practiced the Sun Dance. Anisinabe did not move around as much as other tribes. They built wigwams and also made birch-bark canoes. Their society was organized around clans named for totem animals. The Anisinabe term is dodem. Today, there are Anisinabe reservations in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Inspirational Message
"Let your dreams inspire you and lead you to an answer."