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A medicine bag is usually a small pouch, worn by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas, that contains sacred items. A personal medicine bag may contain objects that symbolize personal well-being and tribal identity. Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing. Their contents are private, and often of a personal and religious nature.

See also

• Medicine man
• Midewiwin
• Medicine wheel

References

1. Jones, Blackwolf; Jones, Gina (2010). Listen to the Drum: Blackwolf Shares His Medicine. Center City, Minnesota: Simon and Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 9781592859733.
2. Trask, Kerry A. (2013). Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America. New York City: Henry Holt and Company. p. 113. ISBN 9781466860926.
3. Nida, William Lewis (1913). The Story of Illinois and its People. Chicago: O. P. Barnes. pp. 27.
4. Peet, Stephen D. (1893). "Craft Symbols and Religious Emblems". The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal. 15–16: 97.

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