Transhumanism has many philosophical fathers in it’s lineage. From Ubermensch to Do What Thou Wilt, the progression towards fusing with machines is anything but humanizing.
Anishinabbe – Tribes of The Great Lakes.
The Anishinaabe (alternatively spelled Anishinabe, Anicinape, Nishnaabe, Neshnabé, Anishinaabeg, Anishinabek, Aanishnaabe [1]) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing and Algonquin peoples. The Anishinaabe speak Anishinaabemowin, or Anishinaabe languages that belong to the Algonquian language family.
Migizi - Eagle: what is highest, bravest, strongest and holiest
The Eagle (Migizi) is one of our most revered and respected beings in creation. These beautiful birds represent our link to the Creator (Gchi Manidoo) and our connection to all that is spiritual for our people. It is taught that when we lay down our tobacco (sema), Migizi comes down to gather our prayers and then soars high up into Ishpeming (Above) to bring them to the Gchi Manidoo.
More legends are here: https://www.saulttribe.com/images/Anishinaabe_Teachings_of_the_Eagle.pdf
The Eagle Clan (Migizi Dodem) is one of our sacred Bird Clans (Bineshi Dodem). The Eagle Clan (Migizi Dodem) people hold roles as Spiritual leaders in our communities, and help us to live in balance with all that surrounds us. The Eagle (Migizi) holds the gifts of knowledge and higher learning, and is responsible for passing on our oral history, traditional stories, and providing counsel and guidance to our community leaders.
Zhashagi - Blue Heron: patience and wisdom
An Algonquin Indian story, Honeyed Words Can’t Sweeten Evil, describes why the Great Blue Heron and the Wolf do not get along. In this a Blue Heron rides two weasels across a river on its back because they spoke to it in a flattering, respectful way. Seeing that, Wolf comes along wanting to cross and speaks foolishly commanding the heron to lie down so it can cross. Realizing its error the Wolf then tries to speak flatteringly. Blue Heron agrees to ride Wolf on its back. Grinning from ear to ear Wolf thinks it has tricked the bird. “Friend Wolf,’ said Blue Heron, ‘ you made a mistake. I am not strong enough to carry you across. For that you need two herons. I can carry you only halfway. Now you must get another heron to carry you the rest of the way.” Twisting away, the heron lets the wolf plop and drop to the bottom. No wolf has trusted a heron since that day.
Makwa - Bear: protection, strength and leadership
Thought to be independent and strong-willed, Bears are also portrayed as healers. Bears are good omens, used in many rituals, prayers, tales and ceremonies. Bear claws are often worn by those seeking leadership or protection
Once, long ago, in the land called Wisconsin across the great lake, there was terrible hunger and many people died. A bear and two little cubs were trying to leave that place and come around the lake where there would be more food.
Those two cubs became North and South Manitou Islands.
They walked for many days on the beach together, but after a while the two little cubs began to whimper with hunger, and so the bear decided to swim across the rest of the lake.
They waded into the water, one cub on each side of the bear, and they swam off into the lake a long way. After a while the cubs began to get very tired, and so the bear said, “Try hard, the land is not very far.” And very soon they did come in sight of land.
But gradually the cubs got weaker, and only ten miles away, one cub sank into the water. Soon after, the other also drowned.
The bear’s heart was broken, but she could do nothing. She waded ashore and lay down, looking out on the water where her cubs had died. Eventually, both of them came to the surface as two little islands, and so the bear still lies there atop the dunes, looking after here children.
Red River Gorge
