Authentic Ojibwe Dream Catcher
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In some Indigenous cultures, a dreamcatcher or dream catcher is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. They believe that, through the use of a dream catcher, an individual can protect themselves from negative dreams while letting positive dreams through the hole of the dream catcher.
Dream catchers originated with the Ojibwe people and were gradually adopted by some neighbouring nations through intermarriage and trade. This continued and, by the 1960s and 1970s, they had been adopted by a large number of Indigenous people of diverse cultures.
Native American Dream Catchers Native American dreamcatchers are an element of southwest decor that is one of the most exciting and fun home decorating styles you will find. Native American dream catchers make it easy to decorate with an American Indian theme. The southwestern Indian tribes are still active in making handcrafted artifacts.
Because of this, some consider the dream catcher a symbol of unity among the Indigenous or Aboriginal people. However, many other Indigenous people have come to see dream catchers as over-commercialized, offensively misappropriated and misused by non-natives.
Authentic Ojibwe Dream Catcher Origin
- Handcrafted by Northern Minnesota White Earth Ojibwe Indians (the original makers of a DreamCatcher), is this twig and sinew dream catcher with prayer feather and seed bead spider. Each is one of a kind, Authentic and guaranteed to be original. Measure between 2 1/2″ to 3″ in diameter.
- While dream catchers have become widely popular phenomena outside the Ojibwe indigenous people, and even extended beyond the Pan-Indian communities, there have been multiple types of dream catchers. When one takes a good look at these dream catchers, you can still see that they bear some resemblance to the traditional ones.
Native American Dream Catchers
At Canadian Indigenous Art, we ensure our gallery only includes handcrafted dream catchers from authentic Squamish Nation Artists.