Ojibwa Elders

Elders are the teachers in the school of life. Their experience is passed down from generation to generation through stories or by example.

There is a special word that describes the elders whose responsibility it is to pass on the spiritual traditions. The word is chinshinabe.

The Chinshinabe are the traditional teachers who are the caretakers of Ojibwa culture and sacred knowledge.

They have the responsibility to keep alive the spiritual wisdom that passes from one generation to the next.