Midewiwin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Grand Medicine Society, Midewin, Medewiwin, ᒥᑌᐧᐃᐧᐃᓐ
thumb|300px|Midew in a mide-wiigiwaam (medicine lodge). The Midewiwin (in syllabics: , also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) or the Grand Medicine Society is a religious society of some of the Indigenous peoples of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its practitioners are called Midew, and the practices of Midewiwin are referred to as Mide. Occasionally, male Midew is called Midewinini, which is sometimes translated into English as "medicine man".
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- indigenous to
- Maritimes
- culture
- First Nations
- described at URL
- www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tom-chisel-revives-midewiwin-ceremony-once-widespread-among-ojibwe-1.3227913
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Article · Italiano
Midewivin è una società segreta della tribù dei Chippewa, Indiani dell'America del Nord. Venivano chiamati anche "grande società di medicina".
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