The first stones of this medicine wheel were placed over 4,500 years ago, making it is one of the oldest known manmade structures in Canada. It consists of a central cairn, linked to a surrounding circle by 28 spokes. Sometimes known as sacred hoops, medicine wheels have been used by Native American tribes for health and healing. They take different forms, including paintings, artifacts, and large physical constructions like this one. The Majorville Medicine Wheel was created by ancestors of the Blackfoot Nation. Of the 70 or so medicine wheels in North America,…
