Gichi-manidoo Genesis

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Gichi-manidoo Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Ojibwe (Chippewa) belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Gichi-manidoo.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Gichi-manidoo
Belief system: Ojibwe (Chippewa)
Origin: Americas › Northern America › Canada, United States

Belief system

Ojibwe (Chippewa) Culture

Polytheistic

Ojibwe (Chippewa) culture refers to the shared spiritual beliefs of the Ojibwe-speaking peoples of Lake Superior (U.S.) and parts of Canada. They appear to be part of a broader indigenous group named the Anishinaabe.

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Gichi-manidoo

Main deity

Gichi-manidoo ("Great Mystery") was a supreme deity associated with creation in some Anishinaabe and Ojibwe (Chippewa) cultural traditions.

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The Gichi-manidoo Genesis creation myth comes from the Ojibway and Anishinaabe peoples of the midwestern United States and parts of Canada (Lake Superior). The tradition is mainly told orally in an Algonquian-derived language.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Gichi-manidoo Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 May. 2019, omnika.org/stable/136. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, May 06). Gichi-manidoo Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/136

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Gichi-manidoo Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created May 06, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/136.

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Myth
Ojibwe (Chippewa) Belief system
Gichi-manidoo Main deity
Origin
location_city Canada, United States Northern America

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