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[gazhekwe]

About the Prophecies... I am going to use Eddie Benton Benay's version from the Mishomis Book, as it is very similar to the stories I heard as a child. Eddie Benton Benay was a co-founder of the American Indian Movement in the late 60s. He was a school administrator in Minneapolis, and at Lac Court Oreilles Reservation in Wisconsin, his home base. As a tribal elder, he published stories of the creation and more in the Mishomis [[Grandfather) Book, 1989. For this he took a lot of heat from tribal members in all areas for disclosing what some feel should be kept for our ears alone. He feels such stories should be shared, and so do I, as they contain messages for people who have crossed over into mainstream culture, and for those of the white race who have changed the course of our lives.

There were seven prophets who instructed the people with seven predictions of what the future would bring. Each of these prophecies was called a Fire and each Fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future.

[No dates or astronomical references were given in these stories. It is more like interpreting what is going on and relating it to the Seven Fires. -- Gazhekwe]

Some interpretations from April E. Lindala, Director, Center for Native American Studies, Northern Michigan University
http://voices.nmu.edu/content.asp?PageName=Anishinaabe

Others from http://www.chi-manidoo.com/7fires.html

Others from my memory.