Creator Prayer : Ojibwe With English Translation

This is a sacred Ojibwe morning prayer to the Creator. One offers tobacco to the Creator before sunrise and recites the prayer. This version is the Ojibwe prayer followed by the English translation. Miigwech and thank you for listening.

Transcript

This is a sacred prayer to the Creator.

One offers tobacco to the Creator before the sun rises and recites the following words.

Miigwech gizhe manado gin gehkna gehgoga zhetoyin.

Miigwech nimishomis gizis gibiwa saya zeyan nungam.

Miigwech nokimis tibikei gizis gibiwa saya zeyan ani tibikak.

Miigwech nimama aki gibi jiyang bamatizwin.

Gibi jiyang mi jim.

Gibi jiyang nibe.

Gibi jiyang awesinyak.

Minwa gibi jiyang bikidinamuwin.

Asse ma nabagindina wabunang,

Jawanang,

Ningabiyinang,

Minwa giudinang.

Nandamo shinang wimashkea gebawiyon,

Minwa wizungdeiyon.

Miigwech gizhe manado.

Thank you Creator for all that you have created.

Thank you Grandfather Sun for shining on us today.

Thank you Grandmother Moon for shining on us at night.

Thank you Mother Earth for giving us life,

For giving us food,

For giving us water,

For giving us the animals and for giving us the air we breathe.

I offer my tobacco to the north,

East,

South and west.

Help me to stand strong and to have a strong heart.

Thank you Creator.

Reviews

Your recital of this ancient wisdom has reminded me of my ancestors in the Amazon rainforest and broughthappy tears to my eyes.

Thank you for the lovely reciting of this special prayer 🙏.thank you for keeping traditions alive 🙏

Loved it and will listen again. Miggwetch and many thanks, Noelle.🙏💖🙏