Medicine Bags

In Native American Culture, some Native Americans kept Medicine Bags filled with precious and meaningful items: a swan feather, a root, a braid of sweetgrass, red coals for incense, or a stone. In some cultures, the Medicine Bags contained items that could provide healing. In English 1010, our version of Medicine Bags is Medicine Boxes (Chinese take-out boxes). These boxes hold trinkets that remind English 1010 students of important writing skills that, if applied, will help improve, or "heal," your writing: a kaleidoscope, a parachuter, a spider ring, an eraser, a ribbon knotted to a string.