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Native Legend Of The Ojibwa Tribe

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This Native legend told by the Ojibwa tribe is about how the first dog came to Earth. It was told that two Ojibwa Indians got blown from their shore and reached an island where they met a giant. One day a evil spirit called Windigo came to the giant’s house, the giant took a giant bowl and stick and laid it on the floor, when he picked it up an animal that looked like a wolf was lying on the ground. Though it looked like a wolf the giant called it a dog. The dog attacked the evil spirit, and killed it. According to the Ojibwa beliefs the giant made the dog grow huge and it took the two indians back home. The dog disappeared before the other Natives could see and they didn’t believe the two indians, until one day when the dog came back. In
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