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Ojibwe Word of the Day: "Bagwaajigan Nakwebiigewinini" (Dream Catcher)

By Michael Lyons,
Heidi Holtan
Published March 15, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT

Boozhoo Nanaboozhoo with Michael Lyons

Today Nanaboozhoo tells the story of the Spider-women "Asabikeshiinh-ikwe" who gave us the dream catcher "bagwaajigan nakwebiigewinini." It is the story of the spider women who taught the young moms to make the gift of the dream catcher for their babies. This custom of using the dream catchers to catch the bad dreams while letting the good dreams through is still in use today.

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Heidi Holtan has been involved with KAXE since 2002. Now as Director of Content and Public Affairs she manages and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR. Her latest project is Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen.
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