Tobacco – Ojibwe Ceremonial

Description

The manidog (spirits) are said to be extremely fond of tobacco and that the only way they could get it was from the Indians, either by smoke from a pipe or by offerings of dry tobacco. According to tradition, the Indians received tobacco as a gift from Wenebojo who had taken it from a mountain giant and then given the seed to his brothers. Native people of the Great Lakes solicit the spirits for acts of kindness or to give thanks for past favors, as offerings for safe journeys, productive hunts, bountiful harvests, or maybe safety from sever approaching storms.