The first prophet said to the people, “In the time of the First Fire, the Anishinabe nation will rise up and follow the Sacred Shell of the Midewiwin Lodge. The prophets warned the Anishinabe that they would face total annihilation if they did not migrate to the west: The prophets instructed them to have faith in the traditional ways and look to the Midewiwin Lodge, the medicine society of the Anishinabe, for guidance. Along the way, they were warned that they would lose their way and all would be in confusion for a time, but they would be led in the right direction once again. The Megis shell would thus guide them to their promised land, a land to the west where they would find food growing upon the water. They would follow the sacred Megis shell, which would appear out of the water seven times at sacred places where the people would stop to rest. The Anishinabe were told that they would begin and end their journey on turtle-shaped islands connected to the purification of the Earth. The first three prophets that came among the Anishinabe instructed them to prepare the entire nation for a great westward migration.
The prophecies will be presented in bold block format and are cited from The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway, written by Edward Benton-Banai. Finally, we will examine the birth of the New People in our time and the choice we all face. This period begins with the arrival of the Europeans and continues to the present. The Fifth and Sixth Fires deal with the history of cultural genocide the Light-skinned race brought upon the Native Americans. I will address not only the coming of the Light-skinned race, but also the historical circumstances of their arrival. The second time period is the arrival of the Light-skinned race, which is the time of the Fourth Fire. This is the period of the first three Fires. The first time period addresses the Anishinabe migration from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean westward to the upper Midwest. In the next series of posts, I will trace the historical fulfillment of the Anishinabe prophecies, ultimately examining the development of the New People in the Age of the Seventh Fire. Collectively, these prophecies became known as The Prophecy of the Seven Fires. The Anishinabe would survive because of the wisdom of future generations to remember the prophecies and carefully choose the best path for the people. The prophecies were given to guide the people through the challenges and difficulties of each Fire. Each prophet described an era of time, symbolically represented as a Fire, through which the people would pass.
Long ago, when the Anishinabe were living peacefully along the northeastern shore of North America, seven prophets came among the people and gave predictions about the future.
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