They cannot find their way through the web and are trapped there until the sun rises and evaporates them like the morning dew. Bad dreams, however, are confused and confusing. The slightest movement of the feathers indicated the passage of yet another beautiful dream. Good dreams are clear and know the way to the dreamer, descending through the feathers. Dream catchers have been woven since ancient times by Ojibwa people- an indigenous group from the United States (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota) and Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba).Īccording the the Ojibwa people, the night air is filled with dreams. We have all seen dream catchers in cars, tattoos, t-shirts, above beds, on stickers, and many other places, but what is the story behind them?īesides being dazzling and full of amazment, dream catchers are quite an intriguing Native American tradition.
