My latest Drawing : The Owl - gookooko'oo

My latest drawing from the Indigenous Art History workshop ….

The Owl : gookooko'oo

Agaamaakwaa debwewidam gookooko'oo : An owl can be heard from in the woods across the ridge.

Source / Ojibwe People’s Dictionary: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gookooko-oo-na

The Owl: A Nuanced Symbol in Native American Cultures

Of the various usages of owl symbolism, Native American religions and their shaman priests have placed upon the bird numerous spiritual associations.

To this day, practitioners of Native American spiritual traditions hold that the owl represents vision and insight.
The Cree believe that the whistle-sounds of the Boreal Owl are a summoning call to the spirit world. If an Apache dreams of an owl, it is held that death is on its way. Cherokee shamans viewed Eastern Screech Owls as consultants on punishment and sickness. To this day, practitioners of Native American spiritual traditions hold that the owl represents vision and insight.

Source: https://www.palmstrading.com/the-owl-a-nuanced-symbol-in-native-american-cultures/

I am a Métis youth taking a course on Indigenous Art and History in Canada. I will share my work here along with some of the thoughts and ideas I have while creating these works. I will also share some of the Ojibwe and Algonquin language we are learning.