In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. Long ago when the world was young, an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a high mountain and had a vision. Ever wondered what a dream catcher actually is? There are two legends concerning its inception one comes from the Ojibwe people, where the dream catcher first originated among the Native Americans, and the second from the Lakota, who learned about it through trade and intermarriage with the Ojibwe people.
