#IDLENOMORE Medicine – Mshki Ki The Anishinaabe word for medicine is translated as follows: Mshki means strength and ki comes from the word Aki, meaning the earth. So medicine simply means strength from the earth. We are taught from the medicine people that we only pick what we need, and we can only pick it when it is mature and after the thunder beings have come in the spring. Sema must be offered on Shkakaamik kwe (Mother Earth) when the mshki ki is picked. Mshki ki should not be sold, because it is a gift from the Creator. The Anishinaabek also look at other things as medicine, such as a song, a story and even art. Some of the plants that we call weeds have a medicinal value in them. The medicine people know how to mix medicines to cure illness. The Anishinaabek were given these gifts of medicine from the Creator in many different ways.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:18:35 +0000
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