What is Medicine wheel?
[[Image:MedicineWheel.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A medicine wheel]] A '''medicine wheel''' is a [[stone structure]] built by the [[Native Americans|natives]] of [[North America]] for [[spiritual]] and [[ritual]] purposes. They appear mostly in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. They were built by laying out stones in a circular [[pattern]]. They often look like a [[wagon]] [[wheel]] laying flat. They could be large, reaching up to 75 feet across. Medicine wheels are still used today in the [[Native American]] traditions. However, the meaning is usually not shared outside the tribe. ==Other websites== *[http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/research/culturalStudies/archaeology/faq.cfm What is a Medicine Wheel?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309183154/http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/research/culturalStudies/archaeology/faq.cfm |date=2014-03-09 }} {{multistub|North-America|religion}} [[Category:Spirituality]] [[Category:Religious symbols]] [[Category:Religious buildings]]