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Many assume that they were placed in their positions (East for Air, South for Fire, Water for West and North for Earth) because
geographically that was where they were found in Northern Europe. The strongest winds blew from the East. The sun was
always in the southern segment of the sky (because of the latitude), to the West lay the Atlantic, which extended to the edge of
the World, and to the North lay the mountains, hard and unyielding.
NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE WHEELS HAVE THE COLORS BLACK, WHITE, RED, AND YELLOW IN THE FOUR
QUARTERS OF A CIRCLE. MANY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS CAN BE FOUND.