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| | Meaning of Midewin |
 | | According to the Ojibwa (Hoffman, 1891), the Midewin came into existence when the servant (Mi nabozho - Great Rabbit) of the Good Spirit (Dzhe Manido) saw the helpless condition of the A-nish-in-a-beg (the original people) and wanted to give them the means to protect themselves from hunger and disease. |
 | | Through song, he related the wish of Dzhe Manido (Good Spirit), that the original people be spared from hunger and have long and comfortable lives. |
 | | The Great Rabbit conferred upon the Otter the secrets and mysteries of the Midewin, and with his Medicine bag shot the sacred migis into the body of the Otter. |
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