Talk:Medicine wheel

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The first line,where is says "the natives of America", seems to suggest North America instead of the United States of America, therefore rendering the "and Canada" useless. I suggest changing the line to "the natives of North America" instead of "the natives of America and Canada".

Also (and more importantly), this topic is discussing the stone structures called Medicine Wheels and does not venture very far into the symbol itself which is still used in modern Native Spiritualy.

I don't see why it's stated that the article reads like a "personal reflection" as it sounds objective and neutral enough to me. The author of the article already honestly stated that Native Americans rarely share the spiritual meaning behind it, but for further reading I'd suggest "The Medicine Wheel" by Sun Bear and Wabun, Prentice Hall Press, New York, ISBN 0-13-572982-3.

[edit] Sacred Hoop

Medicine Wheel: cultural attribution and rendering by colonists; Sacred Hoop: preferable as an indigenous rendering of the concept into English?^{[citation needed]} Wyrd wending... B9 hummingbird hovering ^{(talk • contribs)}

[edit] Sources

• Eddy, John A; 1974 Astronomical Alignments of the Bighorn Medicine Wheel. Science 184(4141):1035-1043.
• "Medicine Wheels and Plains Astronomy," in Native American Astronomy," Anthony F. Aveni (Ed.), pp. 147-169. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1979.
• Williamson, Ray A., Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian. University of Oklahoma Press, 1987; ISBN 0-8061-2034-7.
• Kehoe, Alice B. and Thomas F.; 1979; "Solstice-Aligned Boulder Configurations in Saskatchewan." Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No. 48. National Museum of Man, Ottawa.
• Haack, Steven C.; 1987; "A Critical Evaluation of Medicine Wheel Astronomy." Plains Anthropologist 32 (115): 77-82.
• Kehoe, Thomas F and Alice B.; 1987; Reply to Haack. Plains Anthropologist 32 (117): 323.
• Haack, Steven C.; 1987; Haack Responds. Plains Anthropologist 32 (117): 324.
• Brumley, John H.; 1988; "Medicine Wheels on the Northern Plains: A Summary and Appraisal." Archaeological Survey of Alberta Manuscript Series No. 12, Edmonton.

B9 hummingbird hovering ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:03, 3 January 2008 (UTC)