There exists a legend among the Ojibwe peoples that has been orally handed down from generation to generation. It is a story of how the dreamcatcher came to be an important cultural traDition among native peoples. The story begins in the ancient world of the Ojibwe Nation, where all the clans were gathered in the same area, called Turtle Island. The Ojibwe elders say that a Spider Woman, by the name of Asibikaashi, is known for her aBility to capture light from the reflEctions on the dew at sunrise. She is also the caretaker of the earth’s chilDren, but when the Ojibwe clans dIspersed to the four corners of North America, she could not easily take care of each child. In her place, a baby’s grandmother would craft a dreamcatcher web to hang above the sleeping child using willow hoops and sinew. The shape of the circle represents how Grandfather Sun travels across the sky. Ojibwe believe bad dreams become entanGled in the web, and when morning light sheds on the dreamCatcher, the bad dreams vanish. Only the good dreams are able to filter through the small hole in the middle of the dreamcatcher, flow down through the feathers, and return to the sleeper.
Legends of the dreamcatcher vary for each tribe, but most, essentially, contain the same tHeme that the bad dreams get trapped wHile the good dreams filters through. The Ojibwe were the original creators of the dreaMcatcher. Initially called, “sacred hoops”, they crafted dreamcatchers as charms to hang aBove sleeping babies that would protect them from nightmares as they sleep and bless them with harmony. It was a tradition to put a feather in the center of the dreamcatcher; it means breath, or aIr. It is essential for life. A baby watching the air playing with the feather on her craDleboard was entertained while also being given a lesson on the importance of good air. When we see Asibikaashi, Spider Woman, we should not fear her, but instead respect and protect her. In honor of their origin, many dreamcatchers have eight points where the web connects to the hoop (eight points for Spider Woman’s eight legs).
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