Extended Fourth
The accounts regarding the extended Fourth Degrees vary from region to region. All Midewiwin groups claim the extended Fourth Degrees are specialized forms of the Fourth Degree. Depending on the region, these extended Fourth Degree Midew can be called "Fifth Degree" up to "Ninth Degree." In parallel, if the Fourth Degree Midew is to a doctorate degree, the Extended Fourth Degree Midew is to a post-doctorate degree.
The Jiisakiwinini is widely referred to by Elders as the "highest" degree of all the medicine practitioners in the Mide as it is Spiritual medicine as opposed to physical/plant based medicine.
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