The first documented observation of the dreamcatcher was in 1929, among the Ojibwe (known then as the Chippewa), by ethnographer Frances Densmore. Yet, legends surrounding the dreamcatcher exist in nearly all tribes across North America, and most of those legends revolve around similar themes: Spirits, spiders, and most prominently, dreams. It should come as no surprise that the persecution of the Native Americans had such a detrimental impact on their history. The origins of the dreamcatcher are quite unclear, mostly due to the loss of much Native American history during European contact, colonization, and forced relocations. Joss paper | Hell bank note | Will-o'-the-wisp Wishing well | Falling star | Daruma dollīirthday candles | Wishbone | Ema | KulamĬrystal ball | Palmreading | Reading tea Leaves Imperial guardian lion | Carranca | Smudging Worry stone | Amulet | Maneki Neko | Agimatįour-leaf clover | Lady bug | Djucu | Nettlesĭoor gods | Dōsojin | Dreamcatcher | Kulam Rabbit's foot | Horseshoe | Nazar | Hamsa The Native Americans believed strongly in the spiritual realm, as well as in the power of dreams-things modern scholars are still baffled by and investigating. Ojibwe and Lakota lore depicts them as either trapping good or bad dreams, but the feathers almost always direct the good dreams to the sleeping owner of the dreamcatcher. Dreamcatchers are used to encourage good dreams.
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