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Medicine Wheel in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming

Medicine wheels, or sacred hoops, are stone structures built by certain Indigenous peoples of the Americas apparently for astronomical, ritual, healing, and teaching purposes. They were constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground. Most medicine wheels resemble a wagon wheel, having a center cairn of stones surrounded by an outer ring of stones, and then "spokes," or lines of rocks, coming out from the cairn. The outer rings could be large, reaching diameters of as much as 75 feet. They were often constructed at or near the summit of a hill.

Medicine wheels are found in the prairie regions of Canada and the United States, such as Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, and Montana. They were commonly used by the Ojibwa and Anishinaabe peoples, some structures dating back as much as 4,500 years. Some, such as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, continue to be used by Native Americans for religious ceremonies.

While the original purpose of these stone structures is not known with certainty, they provide an intriguing link to the lives and culture of those who lived long ago.

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-text='''[[Mary Baker Eddy|Mary Ann Morse Baker]]''', known as '''Mary Baker Edd''' (July 16, 1821 &ndash; December 3, 1910) was the pioneer of a system of prayer-based healing that led her to found the [http://www.tfccs.org/ Church of Christ, Scientist] in 1879. She was the author of its fundamental doctrinal textbook, ''Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'', which has sold more than ten million copies. She is also the founder of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, founder of a publishing house, and founder of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]].''
+text='''Medicine wheels''', or '''sacred hoops''', are [[stone structure]]s built by certain [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas]] apparently for [[astronomy|astronomical]], [[ritual]], healing, and [[teaching]] purposes. They were constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground. Most medicine wheels resemble a [[wagon]] [[wheel]], having a center [[cairn]] of stones surrounded by an outer ring of stones, and then "spokes," or lines of rocks, coming out from the cairn. The outer rings could be large, reaching diameters of as much as 75 feet. They were often constructed at or near the summit of a hill.
-Mary Baker Eddy overcame years of ill health and great personal struggle to make an indelible mark on American society. She made her discovery of Christian Science at a time when women could not vote and were generally barred from pulpits, seminaries, and the medical profession.}}
+Medicine wheels are found in the prairie regions of [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], such as [[Alberta]], [[Manitoba]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Wyoming]], and [[Montana]]. They were commonly used by the [[Ojibwa]] and [[Anishinaabe]] peoples, some structures dating back as much as 4,500 years. Some, such as the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, continue to be used by [[Native American]]s for religious ceremonies.
+While the original purpose of these stone structures is not known with certainty, they provide an intriguing link to the lives and culture of those who lived long ago.
+}}