Mateguas

nature_spirit Abenaki single tradition · 1

Mateguas, meaning "Rabbit", is a figure in Abenaki mythology. From the dead, he taught his living brother Gluskab the rites and ceremonies of vision quests and purification ceremonies to comfort his grieving brother. This became the core of the Midewiwin rituals that Gluskab then passed on to the humans.

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sibling of
Gluskab
teacher of
Gluskab

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“Among the Abenakis, Mateguas from the dead taught his living brother Gluskab the rites and ceremonies of vision quests and purification ceremonies to comfort his grieving brother.”

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