The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300

"The Mide'wiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa" by Walter James Hoffman is a historical exploration into the heart of the Ojibwa people's spiritual and medicinal society. The book acts as a record of the Mide'wiwin, spotlighting their ceremonies, the structure of their organization, and the vital part they hold in the Ojibwa community. It unveils the ways of life of shamans and herbalists, the essence of their healing methods, and the power of spoken stories transferred from one generation to another. The story also introduces the Ojibwa tribe, their territories, and their cultural personality and it also presents the challenges brought about by changing times.