Timeline Controversy
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Most Anishinaabe Elders alive today who have awareness of the prophecy believe that the false promise of the Fifth Fire is related to the acceptance of Christianity, and to the Indian Residential Schools. According to the Elders, Anishinaabe people are currently in the Seventh Fire and major Earth changes are due to occur soon. According to other Elders, the Seventh Fire has already come to pass and the Eight Fire has been lit. However, a belief that is growing in popularity among younger generations of Anishinaabe people is that the false promise of the Fifth Fire is related to a widespread focus on attaining unique political rights, as opposed to a focus on the civic and familial responsibilities enshrined in the teaching of Dodem, the ancient Anishinaabe clan system. For these younger generations, the Anishinaabe people are only on the verge of lighting the Sixth Fire.
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