Anishinaabeg Seventh Fire prophecy frames the present as a branching time of two roads.

Evidence

Many Indigenous teachings consider the present a time of change. Anishinaabeg teachings recognize this time of change for the people of the Seventh Fire as both a reality and an opportunity. According to these prophecies, Anishinaabeg people retrace their steps to find what was left by the trail. There are two separate roads from which to choose, for both the Anishinaabeg and those called the “light-skinned people.” — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations, 975

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains the Seventh Fire prophecy framework (the movement namesake) that grounds the whole chapter.
• XREF: connects to: A Seventh Generation deliberation rule would have voided thousands of U.S. government decisions. — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations: Native Struggles for…, 978