<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">fire bags</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>First Nations</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Métis</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bags</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bags, fire</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>devilfish bag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fire bag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>octopus bag</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cloth or velvet bags usually richly decorated with beadwork, made distinctive by its bottom terminating in eight separate arms. Created by Métis and First Nations communities  to carry ammunition, fire starters, and/or tobacco. Likely originated in the early 1800s amongst the Métis and spread to other Native North Americans across Canada and the United States. ]]></note></mads>