Published on November 13, 2012 by Casey
Great Fisher
Native American Indian Animal Spirits: Great Fisher
Name: Great Fisher
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Tribal affiliation: Ojibway, Algonquin
Native names: Gitchi Odjig, Gichi Ojiig, Gitchie Ojig
Pronunciation: varies by dialect: usually gih-chee oh-jeeg
Also known as: Fisher Star, Odjig-Anung, Ojigwanung, Ojiig’anang, Ochekatak
Type: Hero, fisher, stars
Related figures in other tribes: Abistanooj (Mi’kmaq)
Great Fisher is a hero of the mythic age and a friend (in some stories, the adopted elder brother) of the culture hero Nanabozho. He has magical powers and is distinguished by his bravery against large and dangerous monsters. Like many Native American heroes, Gitchi Odjig is portrayed sometimes as an animal (in this case a kind of weasel called a fisher) and other times as a man. After bringing summer to the world, Great Fisher became the constellation commonly known as the Big Dipper; according to some tellings his son Little Fisher also became the Little Dipper.
Source: native-languages
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