South - Zhaawnong is the direction of the sun at its highest point. It is also the place of summer (niibing), of fullness, of youth, and of physical strength. It is also a time when people work to prepare for the Fall (Dgwaaging) and Winter (Bboon). Symbolically, it is the time of preparing for the future and of getting ready for the days ahead. From the perspective of education, this is a time when we prepare for the future by doing well in school and getting ready to meet the challenges of the next level. Zhaawnong is also the place of the heart, of generosity, of sensitivity to the feelings of others, of loyalty and of love. The most difficult and valuble gift to be sought in the South is the capacity to express feelings openly and freely in ways that do not hurt others.
Gifts from the South - Zhaawnong : youth, summer, noble passions, balanced development of the physical body, goal setting, musical development, the heart, love, control of appetites, determination, appreciation of the arts, idealism, compassion, fullness, anger at injustice, controlled feelings, kindness, repulsion by senseless violence, survival.
There are several teachings from the Medicine Wheel in the South : the colour red;South Wind; Summer; noon; Native Peoples; youth; body; berries and trees; turtle;earth; cedar; plants; honesty.
South Wind - zhaawnanmad
Summer - niibing
red - mskwaa
noon - naakwe
Native Peoples - anishnaabe
youth - shki niigi
body - wiiwying
berries - maanwang
trees - mtigook
turtle - mswaadehshi
earth - aki
cedar- giizhik
plants - wesaakiik
honesty - gwekwaadziwin
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