Although archeologists are not certain about the purpose of each medicine wheel, it is believed that they had ceremonial and astronomical significance.
Usually it has ceremonial significance and represents victory or authority.
The office of President had only ceremonial significance with the Prime Minister holding executive power.
Over time the social and ceremonial significance of many of these objects has been lost as ethnic jewelry has become fashionable.
They obviously hold ceremonial significance and the Rock Eagle seems to have been expanded from a large dome-shaped central mound.
They probably had religious or ceremonial significance and may have been used in many types of rituals.
Its ceremonial significance is associated with a ritual of thanksgiving associated with the rice harvest.
Although archeologists are not definite on the purpose of each medicine wheel, it is thought that they probably had ceremonial or astronomical significance.
It is almost certainly of Dark Age provenance and clearly had some ceremonial significance.
They have not been on display in years because of Indian sensitivity about their ceremonial significance.