South
Submitted by aliciapg on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 05:42.
Our second part of our journey is in the southern direction (zhaawanong), our summer time (niibin). This direction is given the color red (mskwaa), like the berries that are full and ripe. It is the time of berry gathering, games such as Lacrosse, a time of ceremonies, like Pow wows and a time for taking in all of Mother Earth's warm rays. The southern direction represents our adolescent age (shkiniigi), the deer (wawashkesh), and our physical growth (wiiyow), and to give thanks to our creator, we smudge cedar (kiishig) to purify our soul and body.
Southern Activities
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