Articles for tag: BearSymbolism, BearTotem, Spirituality, TotemAnimals

brown bear walking near trees

Why Native Americans Revere the Bear as a Totem Animal

Suhail Ahmed

  The bear moves through North American forests like a living paradox: a powerful predator that also spends months in near-death stillness, a feared presence that many Indigenous peoples have treated as a wise teacher and relative. For generations, Native American nations have woven stories, ceremonies, and taboos around this animal, long before modern biologists ...

two brown owls perched on wooden post

What The Owl Means As a Totem Animal in Native American Culture

Suhail Ahmed

  Across the North American night sky, owls glide like rumors with wings, carrying layers of meaning that span generations, languages, and landscapes. For many Native American nations, these birds are not just animals but powerful totems that sit at the intersection of life, death, knowledge, and warning. Today, as owls struggle against habitat loss, ...