The Eighth Fire: Grandfather Commanda & Elder Claudette Commanda - Teachings

The majority of this video is from a reading on Prophecy Belts
and comments about the Eighth Fire, given at a prayer vigil
for Mother Earth.. in Washington DC, 1999,
..by Grandfather William Commanda.
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(*From The Mishomis Book: The Seven Fires)
.."The Seventh Prophet was younger than the others who had come and there was a glowing light from his eyes. He said that there would come a time when the waters had been so poisoned that the animals and plants that lived there would fall sick and begin to die.
Much of the forests and prairies would be gone so the air would begin to lose the power of life. The way of the mind brought to the red, black, and yellow nation by the white nation would bring danger to the whole earth.
In this time there will arise Osh-ki-bi-ma-di-zeeg, a "new people" who will emerge from the clouds of illusion. They will retrace their steps to find the treasures that had been left by the trail. The stories that had been lost will be returned to them. They will remember the Original Instructions and find strength in the way of the circle. Their search will take them to the elders and the new people will ask for guidance.
But many of the elders will have walked the Path of the Souls to the Star Web. Many elders will have forgotten their wisdom and they will not be able to help. Some of the elders will point in the wrong direction and others will remain silent because of their fear. Some of the elders will be silent because no one has asked them for their wisdom.
​If the "New People" will find trust in the way of all things in the circle, they will no longer need the selfish voice of the ego and they can begin to trust their inner voice. Wisdom will be once again be found in dreams of the night and of the day. The sacred fire will once again be lit.
The Light-skinned People will be given a choice between two paths. If they choose the right path the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth Fire and final fire of brotherhood and sisterhood. If they choose the wrong path, remaining on the path of the mind, then the destruction they brought with them will come back to destroy them. The people of the earth will experience much suffering and death."
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​Originally, the prophecy and the Ojibwa migration story were closely linked. However, the last half the prophecy appears to apply to all peoples in contact with the Anishinaabeg. Consequently, with the growth of the Pan-Indian Movement in the 1960s and the 1970s, concepts of the Seven Fires Prophecy merged with other similar prophetical teaching found among Indigenous peoples of North America, forming a unified environmental, political, and socio-economic voice towards Canada and the United States. The Seven fires prophecy was originally taught among the practitioners of Midewiwin.
​William Commanda, an Algonquin elder and former chief of the Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation in Quebec, Canada, was the wampum belt keeper for the seven fires prophecy.
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I thank Grandfather Commanda (in Spirit).., his grandaughter
Elder Claudette Commanda..and all of their relations..;
"A Circle Of All Nations"; the Anishinaabe People.., the Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation.., Theresa Bear Fox ("Haudenosaunee Song" at end of video).., The Native American Flute Album.. (background music).. and all the other brothers and sisters who contributed to the photos and video clips...
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