I am represented as an Ojibway in English terminology, this is my lineage. I have a belief that has been passed on through the generations of the original peoples on these lands. My family comes from a man named Piitong whom settled on Lake of the Woods in what is now Northwestern Ontario. Piitong my 7th generation grandfather had 7 wives that had children these people branched off in the Treaty #3 area over time. My understanding I have many many relatives in quite a large land mass area.
The Anishnabeg people of Turtle Island through teachings passed down through the generations really mostly was done orally, they practiced some pinto graphs early on but syllabic writings are more recent. I believe in what the seven grandfathers passed on the basis of traditional spirituality.
The first teachings is of utmost importance that is respect, to hon-our all of creation. I believe everything is in-animate meaning alive the rocks, the water, the air we breathe. The second teaching to cherish knowledge is to know wisdom, so I have lived my life knowingly learning something new everyday. To know love is to know peace as I have been with one sacred woman for the last 28 years I have come to know comfort and tranquility. Bravery the 4th teaching is to face the foe with integrity, I take this teaching to heart be able to beat cancer the biggest challenge in my life a relentless foe. Honesty in facing the situation is to be brave, I usually take things with a grain of salt so to speak but I have gained respect being an honest person through the years of my life. Humility is to know yourself as a sacred part of creation in this teaching I have come to know personally my own sacredness in keeping myself whole mind, body, and spirit. The last teaching is the truth of it all, to know all of these things.
“My family comes from a man named Piitong whom settled on Lake of the Woods in what is now Northwestern Ontario. Piitong my 7th generation grandfather had 7 wives that had children these people branched off in the Treaty #3 area over time.”
This part introduces your family/ancestor so I think you should make this a separated paragraph and put it before “The Anishnabeg people of Turtle Island “.
This is an awesome topic for the theme “This I Believe”, thank you for allowing me to read it! That being said I feel like the introductory paragraph needs to be clearer what your belief is. Also I feel as though some of your sentences could be separated into two and there is a couple grammatical errors that make it a little hard to read through. I would be happy to show you an example if you want! Overall though it was very interesting and I learned something from reading it!
Kaitee