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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Midewiwin</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>medicine bags</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>midewayaanag</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>otter bags</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Native North American religions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Grand Medicine Society</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Medicine Dance</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ System of belief of the Anishinaabe and other Great Lakes Native North American communities, commonly practiced in the pre-contact and historic periods. Declined in the 19th century by colonial pressures to convert to Christianity; resurged in the 20th century. The religion incorporates a structure of networked spiritual societies, initation rites, and community healing services. Ceremonies and rites are sourced from the spirit and culture hero Nanabozho. ]]></note></mads>