medicine man
Example Sentences
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The Apache medicine man Geronimo made his now-legendary name leading raids and eluding capture during the Apache wars of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
His breakthrough came in 1990 when he played Kicking Bird, a Lakota medicine man, in Dances With Wolves.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
As a young mother, Ms. Rabha was told by a local medicine man that her mentally ill son would soon die; he didn’t.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
After starring in the 1990 movie, Chasing Horse had built a name for himself among tribes in the U.S. and Canada as a self-proclaimed medicine man who could communicate with higher beings.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023
This Betonie didn’t talk the way Tayo expected a medicine man to talk.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
