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“To resurrect former times and to relive them would end the fulfilment of visions and growth in the new order. “Perhaps”
Basil Johnston, Ojibway Heritage
“The hardship in living out the vision comes from human frailty, and want of understanding; not from evil or malice. “Men”
Basil Johnston, Ojibway Heritage
“Life was an ordeal. For leaders, the whiff of smoke to the north served as a reminder that decisions made in their councils were to be based on the principle “that the well-being of people took precedence over form, custom, and even tradition.” Leaders were to avoid making conditions and matters worse for families and community; and, during the smoking, leaders petitioned Kitche Manitou for wisdom. With wisdom and prudence, decisions made would render life just a little more bearable. Life”
Basil Johnston, Ojibway Heritage

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