![]() ![]() My mother looked at it as a memorabilia keepsake, something she wanted to give to her son.Ĭhristian apologist John Oakes, at the apologetics blog Evidence for Christianity, that I highly respect, has an article explaining why he personally would not have a dream catcher in his car. Not all Native Americans share the exact same spiritual beliefs as the Ojibwe tribe, from where the dream catcher most probably originated years ago. But the larger Pan-Indian movement in the 20th century, in an effort to raise awareness of Native American cultures among the majority population, adopted the dream catcher as a cultural symbol. Some Native American cultures historically revere dream catchers as religious symbols, intended to protect children from bad dreams and evil spirits. So, I was really caught off-guard a few years later, when a Christian friend of mine was offended that I had that dream catcher hanging in my car. I hung it up in my car, around the rear view window mirror, just as a way to remember her, and her thoughtful gift to me. On that trip, my mother found an attractive dream catcher, and she gave it to me as a birthday gift. A number of years ago, my parents took a cruise ship to Alaska.
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