What was the chippewa Indians religious beliefs.?

Answer 1

The Chippewa Indians were a very spiritual culture, believing in the god Manitou. They believed that after someone died, the spirit went west and reached a land full of everything that person had ever desired in life. The Northern Chippewa also believed that, so long as the body had not turned to rust, the soul would frequently return to the body in the grave. The Chippewa had no physical place of worship to praise their god. They instead had specific locations that were held as sacred. They would often take religious objects, like beads or tobacco, to a special river or stream, and then place them near tree as a present for the spirits. The Chippewa, like many other Native American tribes, also participated in a vision-based male coming-of-age ritual. Adolescent Chippewa boys would go to an isolated location and fast, inciting a vision. A spirit would be called in the vision and be a guardian to protect them throughout their lives.