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The similarities between a Pack of Wolves and a Tribe of Indians

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This Article is dedicated to a Dear Friend Claire Falls.

Whom with Heavy Hearts we have to announce she has crossed over and now running with the wolves she loved so much.

This article was done originally September 10, 2018. Claire was the asker of thousands of questions, she wanted to learn everything that there was to be a fierce Advocate. She will be greatly missed. ~Patricia

Claire has been adopted into Our Wolf Clan Family. Claire is getting set to begin Chemotherapy for Cancer, and We ask you all to ask the Creator to send her the needed strength to be successful in her War against Cancer.

Creator We ask that you send WOLF CLAN Member Claire Falls the needed Strength to overcome the undue test that you have set before her. She is Worthy of Your Blessings, Send her the strength with the speed of an arrow Creator. Aho

WOLF CLAN

 The first humans that ever associated and interacted with wolves on Turtle Island were the Native Americans. They not only respect Mother Earth,  but have a strong relationship with nature and animals. Much like the Christians whom hold a bible Sacred, Native Americans not only view nature but animals as sacred, but also revere them as important figures, spirits, or totems in their lives.

The Wolf was an important clan crest on the Northwest Coast and can often be found carved on totem poles. The Origins and myths tell Us that the wolf clan people came from water and when they reached shore, the wolves transformed into human beings. 

  Many of the tribes living on Turtle Island  have wolf clans, these clans are strictly organized societies, some might describe as “packs”, that tribal members were born into at birth, some were invited through ritual induction.

The Wolf Clan represents the path finders, Cousin to the Turtle Clan, uncle to the Bear Clan. Their responsibility is to guide the people in living their lives in the way the Creator intended. When a Bear clansman is born, the Wolf people give them a name from their own clan.

In countless ways, a pack of wolves are just like that of a tribe of Indians having significant similarities. Both Native and Wolf work for the greater good of the pack or tribe. They hunt for all members to eat,  both led by a single leader or a leading pair.

If you stop and think about it, it isn’t surprising because these similarities the People had as well as the Wolf Pack, yet the true people still have a great respect for wolves. Wolves are viewed as a significant part of Mother Earth with which they both have been witnessed by the first settlers on Turtle Island to live harmoniously.

Many Native American Tribes credit wolves for teaching them the importance of family unit or tribe, how to hunt and forage for food successfully. In other words, not only are they considered sacred but they are credited with the livelihood of the pack as well as tribe.

Misconceptions are spread at the hands of those that fear them. Which at times skew over the dangers a pack of wolves actually present.  For in reality, a healthy, thriving pack of wolves truly presents no real danger to humans! Some claim they threaten only livestock, however, a pack of wolves hunts only what it needs to feed the pack, and never hunt just for the kill. In fact, ranchers everywhere including those near Yellowstone National park during the period immediately following their reintroduction to the park in 1996 have stated that the loss of livestock caused by any particular pack of wolves only accounts for a small portion of their overall loss.