![]() ![]() ![]() Chief William Commanda, the 89 year old spiritual elder of the Algonquin Nation is now the present holder of this belt, which is believed to have come into existence circa 1400 CE. So begins the reading of the Seven Fires Prophecy as woven on a Wampum Belt sacred to the Anishnabe people throughout Turtle Island (North America). "At a time when the Anishnabe People were all living in peace and harmony along the shores of the Great Salt Ocean (Atlantic), there came among them seven prophets." Seven Fires Prophecy of the Anishnabe People and the Process of Reconciliation If the light skinned race chooses the right road, then the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth and final Fire, an internal Fire of peace, love, brotherhood and sisterhood. Grandfather Commanda and other Traditional Leaders believe that we have entered the time of the Seventh Fire, which is the time of decision between the two roads of materialism and of spirituality. It has seven Diamonds which represent the Seven Fires. This Wampum Belt has been handed down among the Algonquin for hundreds of years. The belt is sewn with thousands of tiny, polished, cylindrical purple and white sea shell beads woven together with leather strips. The Seven Fires Prophecy of the Anishnabe is spiritually encoded in the Wampum Belt. Keeper of the Seven Fires Wampum Belt of the Anishnabe (Algonquin) PeoplesĪnd often called "The Gandhi of the Indian World" ![]()
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