The modern Medicine Wheel symbol was invented as a teaching tool in about 1972 by Charles Storm, aka … See more

Charles Storm, pen name Hyemeyohsts Storm, was the son of a German immigrant who claimed to be Cheyenne; he misappropriated and misrepresented Native American teachings and symbols from a variety of di… See more

While some Indigenous groups that now use a version of the modern Medicine Wheel as a symbol have syncretized it with traditional teachings from their specific Native American or First Nations culture, and these partic… See more

Many of the concepts introduced into the symbolism of the medicine wheel are arguably not pan-Indigenous and many are not grounded in traditional Indigenous worldviews, though many have to come to view them … See more

Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik) academic Andrea Bear Nicholas argues that the broad adoption of the medicine wheel with little critical assessment and historical understanding of its fraudulent origins has effectively … See more