Mide

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Mide is an alternative name for the Midewiwin, the traditional spiritual and medicinal society of certain Anishinaabe (Ojibwe and related) Indigenous peoples of North America.

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Mide canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anishinaabe cultural institution
Indigenous organization
medicinal society
religious society
spiritual society
associatedWith Anishinaabe ceremonial lodges
Anishinaabe oral literature
sacred birchbark scrolls
traditional Anishinaabe governance
culturallySignificantFor Ojibwe communities
linked to: Chippewa Nation

wider Anishinaabe nations
linked to: Anishinabek
hasAlternativeName Grand Medicine Society
Midewiwin
hasBeliefSystem Anishinaabe spirituality
animism
respect for manidoog (spirits)
sacredness of nature
hasCulturalRegion Great Lakes region
North America
Subarctic region
hasDomain ceremonial practice
cosmology
ethnobotany
herbal knowledge
oral tradition
religious ritual
spiritual healing
traditional medicine
hasMemberRole Mide healer
Mide initiate
Mide priest
hasPractice healing rituals
initiation ceremonies
instruction in herbal remedies
use of sacred objects
use of sacred songs
vision-based teachings
hasPurpose community well-being
healing
maintenance of sacred teachings
preservation of traditional knowledge
spiritual guidance
hasStructure graded initiation levels
society of initiated members
practicedBy Algonquian-speaking peoples
linked to: Algonquian peoples

Anishinaabe peoples
linked to: Anishinabek

Odawa people
linked to: Odawa

Ojibwe people
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe

Potawatomi people
linked to: Potawatomi

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