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MIDEWIWIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Midewiwin
1, record 1, English, Midewiwin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Grand Medicine Society 1, record 1, English, Grand%20Medicine%20Society
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Midewiwin, or Grand Medicine Society, is a spiritual society found historically among the Algonquian of the Upper Great Lakes (Anishinaabe), northern prairies and eastern subarctic. 2, record 1, English, - Midewiwin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Midewiwin
1, record 1, French, Midewiwin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Société de la grande médecine 1, record 1, French, Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20grande%20m%C3%A9decine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Midewiwin, ou Société de la grande médecine, est une société spirituelle fondée par les Algonquins des Grands Lacs supérieurs [...], des prairies du Nord et de la zone subarctique de l'Est. 2, record 1, French, - Midewiwin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Midiwiwin scrolls 1, record 2, English, Midiwiwin%20scrolls
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rouleaux initiatiques des Midewiwin
1, record 2, French, rouleaux%20initiatiques%20des%20Midewiwin
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces rouleaux sont en écorce de bouleau. 2, record 2, French, - rouleaux%20initiatiques%20des%20Midewiwin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Explications fournies par l'Université d'Ottawa. 2, record 2, French, - rouleaux%20initiatiques%20des%20Midewiwin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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