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Home > Curriculum > The Seven Ojibwe TeachingsPrint View
The Seven Teachings
To cherish knowledge is to know WISDOM. Symbolized by the beaver.

To know LOVE is to know peace. You must love yourself in order to love another. Symbolized by the eagle.

To honor all of the Creation is to have RESPECT. Symbolized by the buffalo.

BRAVERY is to face the foe with integrity. The bear symbolizes the moral courage to do the right thing.

HONESTY in facing a situation is to be brave. Symbolized by Sasquatch or Wilderness Man.

HUMILITY is to think things through carefully and to know your place. Symbolized by the wolf.

TRUTH is to know all of these things. Symbolized by the turtle.

*Taken from: http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/puzpro/birch/7.html


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