Wolves

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Morning Brother Bear, Wolves are very family oreintated. A Male wolf mates for life.maybe you should read up on them to help follow the path they take.Bears are not usually taken on by wolves,maybe your power animal is ghanging.love Ells

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perhaps i should...rthanks!!
I feel more drawn to wolves now hten bears

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Hi 😉

I also love wolves, they are beautiful creatures. If you haven't already done so, check out the following site [link= http://ukwolf.org/ ]http://ukwolf.org/[/link]

A friend of mine has a lot to do with this organisation, she is an artist and does a lot of their artwork for their pics, mugs, etc. You can actually pay to go walking with the wolves which apparantly is a very spiritual experience. Something I am hoping to do one day.

You will find lots of interesting information about wolves on various sites on the internet, good luck with your search! xx

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ME TOO!!!!!!! I am absolutly fascinated by wolves. They really are amazing animals.

You can actually pay to go walking with the wolves which apparantly is a very spiritual experience. Something I am hoping to do one day.

Wow how amazing would that be. A dream to aspire to then hey !!!

Thank you for sharing your love of wolves with us Brother Bear.

Blessings

Hails xxx

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Same here, I've always had an affinity with wolves and my main guide is a wolf/warrior shape-shifter; I also sponsor two wolves from UK Wolf Conservation group. A very worthwhile cause indeed. 🙂

The wolf had a major impact on the societies of many Northern Plains tribes. The wolf was respected for its hunting skills, alertness and endurance. A wolf's devotion to family and the pack, providing food for all, paralleled that of many tribal values and traditions.

The medicine men of many tribes would wear wolf skins in order to duplicate the powers of the wolf. The reasons given by many tribal traditions for why a wolf howled varied, from some believing that the wolves were calling scavengers to eat a kill after the wolves had finished, to believing the howls to be the cries of lost spirits trying to return to earth.

One of the tribes that identified most strongly with the wolf was the Skidi Pawnee of central Nebraska. The Skidi Pawnee, or the Wolf Pawnee are one of the four confederated bands in the Pawnee Nation. The Skidi band at one time consisted of nineteen separate villages along the Loup (French term for “Wolf”) River in central Nebraska. They lived there until, in 1858, they joined the three other Pawnee bands to live on a reservation in southern Nebraska. Several years later they were relocated to Oklahoma.

The Plains Indian hand signal for the wolf was the same as the hand signal for the Pawnee. The signal is a "V" formed by the index and middle finger of the right hand, held beside the right ear, then brought forward. Other tribes referred to the Pawnee as the Wolf People. The Pawnee were respected for their wolf-like ability; traveling all day and night, living on carcasses they found or on no food at all, while making long journeys. While traveling, they would not move in a direct line, but would follow an ever-changing course as wolves do.

To the Pawnee, the wolf moved silently and effortlessly across the plains, and was alert to the smallest change. Upon entering an enemies territory, the Pawnee would strive to move in the same manner, "to sense things like the wolf, to be the wolf.” While exploring enemy territory, the Pawnee would wear wolf pelts with the head coming up over their heads, the wolf's ears would stand erect. Upon approaching an enemy camp, if the dogs in the camp detected them, the Pawnee would howl. They were so convincing that the dogs soon became quiet.

In the daylight, if the Pawnee wanted to go to the top of a hill to view the surroundings, they would wear a white wolf skin. Dropping on all fours, they would trot to the top of the hill, smell the ground, lift a leg as to urinate, and sit on their haunches. From a distance, they would be taken for a wolf.

The Pawnee named their war parties the Society of the White Wolf. Besides wearing the wolf skins, the warriors would often paint their faces and limbs white. Two eagle feathers worn in their hair would resemble wolf ears.

Other examples of the wolf appearing throughout tribal NDN spiritual traditions include the following:

The Navajo word for wolf, mai-cohalso means “witch,” as it was believed a witch person could transform themselves into a wolf if he or she put on a wolf skin. The Navajo, or Dine’ as they call themselves, have healing ceremonies which call upon Spiritual Powers to restore peace and harmony to the ill, and the wolf is one such Power.

The Eskimos told of an old woman, Qisaruatsiaq, who was abandoned and forced to live by herself, and who eventually turned into a wolf.

The Lakota called the wolf, "shunk manitu tanka", which literally breaks down as "shunk" (from shunka meaning "dog"), "manitu" (meaning "outside the camp" or "wilderness"), and "tanka" (meaning "large"). Though the implied meaning for some has become an "animal that looks like a dog but is a powerful spirit."

Cheyenne medicine men rubbed warrior arrows against wolf fur to bring better success in hunting.

The Nootka of the northwest coast celebrated spiritual ties to the wolf, in a ceremony whereby they pretended to bring back to life the chief's dead son, by wearing wolf clothing.

The Cherokee would not kill a wolf, believing the dead wolf's siblings would enact revenge. They also imitated the wolf's walk to help ward off frostbite to their feet.

The Crow, Cheyenne, Lakota, Arapaho and many other Northern Plains tribes dressed in wolf skins in order to hunt buffalo before the arrival of the horse.

The Mandan displayed wolf tails on their moccasins, as signs of success in battle.

Women of the Hidatsa tribe rubbed their bellies with wolf skin to alleviate difficult childbirth.

The Cree believed divine wolves visited earth when the northern lights would shine during winter.

Chippewa myths tell of wolves supplying humans with food and hides.

The Delaware or Leni Lenape tribe thought a change in weather might be announced through a wolf's howl.

The Hopi include “Wolf” as one of the Katchinas, the costumed dancers who represent the powers of the universe.

The Blackfoot called our galaxy the Wolf Road, or the Route to Heaven. The cyclical appearance and disappearance of Sirius, the Wolf Star, indicated the wolf coming and going from the spirit world, running down the trail of the Wolf Road, otherwise known as the Milky Way.

The Pawnee, Hidatsa and Oto, used wolf bundles, pouches of skins from wolves in which to keep and protect sacred implements used for special ceremonies.

yes it would be amazing...I too love wolves. they truly are noble and beloved animals. I live in america and one of my friends said that one of the neighbors actually owns a wolf dog. she said his name is cisco, he is 75% wolf, looks exactly like a wolf and passes as one. I thought this would be a very spiritual and wonderous opportunity to see one for the first time ever.

brother bear,
or brother wolf should I say! My power animal is the wolf I have always been very drawn to them & their modern cousins the domestic dog. As other have said they are fiercely loyal, family orientated, & in native american thinking often thought of as the teacher. Do you have information to share with others? is the teacher within wanting to speak, is your pack coming together or threatened? is the wolf your power animal or just visiting with a message for you right now?
healerok x
ps. did you watch mister & misses wolf the other night on the tv fascinating & quite funny 'shaun ellis based in devon with his pack of wolves'