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Then, after the web was fitted into place, the item would be ornamented with items of personal value or worship items, such as stones, beads or feathers, which would bestow mystical powers on the dreamcatcher.<br /> <br /> <center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center><br /> <br /> While dream catchers originated in the Ojibwa nation, throughout the Pan-Indian Movement, between the 1960s and 1970s, the item was adopted by a wide array of different native American nations. Some feel that the dreamcatcher is the mark of unity between different Indian peoples, and a general symbol for the identification with the Native American culture and style of life. However, there were also nations and tribes that later regarded the dreamcatchers as too commercial and lacking in taste, as well as too distanced from their cultures, especially since most of these items are made and sold by people who have nothing to do with the Native American Culture.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.e-earring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-712" title="native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings" src="http://www.e-earring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings-300x300.jpg" alt="native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings" width="300" height="300" /></a></center><br /> <br /> By tradition, the Ojibwa Indians would make the “trap of dreams” by tying together various strands on a small circle or tear-like frame made of willow. The item resulting from this process is later placed above the bed or in the sleeping quarters, as a trinket meant to protect dormant children from night terrors. Since the items are made from natural elements such as willow and sinew, it stands to reason that they are not supposed to last beyond time, so tradition says the “trap of dreams” withers and crumbles when che child protected becomes of mature age.<br /> <br /> The Chippewa believe that the “trap of dreams” was able to change the dreams of the person targeted by their protection. Allegedly the good and pleasant dreams are passed through the web and they go on to manifest themselves, while night terrors get stuck in the net and the fade away with the break of dawn.<br /> <br /> <strong>Native American Indian dreamcatcher earrings </strong>conserve some of the powers of the dream catcher and they are believed to protect the wearer from any bad dreams or even bad interpretations of day to day experiences that one might encounter in the normal course of life. <strong>Native American Indian dreamcatcher earrings</strong>, when worn, are a powerful mystical symbol that makes the wearer feel protected at all times. However, even during the night, when the earrings are taken off, protection remains somewhat active, even though diminished, depending on the place where the earrings are put and the distance they are at from the physical body of the owner.<br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.e-earring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-713" title="native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings-2" src="http://www.e-earring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings-2-300x300.jpg" alt="native-american-indian-dreamcatcher-earrings-2" width="300" height="300" /></a></center><br /> <br /> Nevertheless, if you want the traditional form of protection against night terrors and whatnot, you will go out and purchase a real dream catcher, not some dream catcher earrings. 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