#TOTEM TRIBE GOLD GUARDIAN MOON LIGHTNING SKIN#
In the Pueblo tribe snakes are symbolic of fertility, in the Ojibwa culture the snake symbolizes healing and due to its ability to shed its skin other traditions associate the snake with re-birth. The Snake symbol has different meanings in many Native American tribes. Ceremonial plants: tobacco, sweet grass, sage, cedar.Animals: Eagle, Bear, Wolf, Buffalo and many others.Elements of nature: fire (or sun), air, water, and earth.Aspects of life: spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical.Seasons of the year: spring, summer, winter, fall.Stages of life: birth, youth, adult (or elder), death.Each of the Four Directions (East, South, West, and North) is typically represented by a distinctive color, such as black, red, yellow, and white, which for some stands for the human races. Meanings of the Four Directionsĭifferent tribes interpret the Medicine Wheel differently. Hundreds or even thousands of Medicine Wheels have been built on Native lands in North America over the last several centuries. It can be an artwork such as artifact or painting, or it can be a physical construction on the land. The Medicine Wheel can take many different forms. It embodies the Four Directions, as well as Father Sky, Mother Earth, and Spirit Tree-all of which symbolize dimensions of health and the cycles of life. The Medicine Wheel, sometimes known as the Sacred Hoop, has been used by generations of various Native American tribes for health and healing. Many Native American cultures feature Skinwalkers or a similar concept in which a shaman or Medicine Man may, according to cultural tradition, take on an animal form such as a bear. The Great Bear is killed every fall and his blood drips to earth turning the leaves brown but he is reborn every spring. According to Abenaki mythology the Great Bear is chased every night by three hunters. The Abenaki tribe believe that the stars of the Big Dipper are the Great Bear (Kchi-awasos). Because of the Indians' beliefs that the bear had spiritual power, wearing a bear claw necklace meant protection and good health to the Indian wearing it. Some Indians believed that it was possible to draw power from a bear by dreaming of one, by killing and eating part of one or by even touching a bear. Native American bird and animal symbols and totems are believed to represent the physical form of a spirit helper and guide. These warriors would be the first to charge at the enemies in battle. Some tribe would also have two warriors known as the Grizzly Bears. The bear was a very important animal symbol. The meaning of the Bear Symbol was to signify a good omen and convey authority. The black bear and the Grizzly were native to North America. The Bear symbol was important as it represented a protector and symbolized courage, physical strength and leadership. Animals were drawn as symbols which were taken as spiritual guides and stood for the qualities and traits of the animal that the symbol represented. Native American symbols are geometric portrayals of celestial bodies, natural phenomena and animal designs. Native American Indians are deeply spiritual people and they communicate their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Bear Symbol. ~Crossed Arrows are a Symbol of Friendship~ Two arrows depicted together were the symbol for war.
When an arrow pointed to the left it meant warding off evil, pointing to the right meant protection and an arrow pointing down meant peace. Arrows also signified direction, force, movement, power and direction of travel. The meaning of the single arrow indicated protection and defense. The meaning of the Arrow symbol altered according to the way they were depicted. The Bow and arrow also allowed the Native Indian to defend his family in times of war. A quiver with spare arrows hung from his shoulder. The bow and arrow were used by skilled hunters who held a pair of arrows in the left hand, which also held the bow, and held another arrow in his mouth. The Bow and Arrow enabled the Indians to hunt the animals which would provide their food, clothing, weapons and tools. The arrow was very important to the Native Indians. Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Arrow symbol. ~ Arrow Symbol~ ~Arrow symbolized protection and defense~
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