Indian Time
Before Europeans came with clocks, the old traditional Bodéwadmik told time
using the position of the sun, moon, and stars.
Because it was based on the position of the sky and not by a watch, folks
who did not understand began referring to “Indian Time” as something that was
usually “running late,” not realizing that the old ones who were in charge of
things were waiting for very specific signs to tell them when it was time to
start things. Thus the misconception
of “Indian Time” as things beginning later than they should was formed. The real old ones were never late, and they were never early. They began precisely when the sky told them to.
