Medicine man facts for kids

An Ojibwe midew (ceremonial leader) in a mide-wiigiwaam (medicine lodge).

A medicine man is a traditional Native American healer. This person, a man or woman, could help cure physical, mental, or spiritual health problems.

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Yup'ik "medicine man exorcising evil spirits from a sick boy" in Nushagak, Alaska, 1890s

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