Sacred bundle are medicine bundles or collections of sacred items held by designated carriers from Native American tribes. According to a Harvard University report, tribal elders are entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the bundles.
According to Patricia Deveraux, a member of the Blackfeet tribe in Alberta, "These are holy bundles given to us by the Creator to hold our people together... They're the same as the relics from the Catholic Church. They are a demonstration of the holy spirit. They can heal people."
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