Midewiwin
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
Article abstract: Midewiwin refers to a secret society and set of rituals {$IRituals;medicine{/I}} that transferred knowledge of healing rites, herbal medicines, and moral codes to succeeding generations.
The Midewiwin, also called the Grand Medicine Society, was both a secret society and a series of initiation and healing ceremonies. In tribal myths, this knowledge and power were given by the Great Spirit through an intermediary during a time of trouble and death. A central symbol is the white shell, representative of one which appeared to the Ojibwa from the...
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