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  2. Anishinaabe clan system - Wikipedia

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    On occasion, instead of referring to the totem by the actual being's name, a clan is identified instead by a metaphor describing the characteristic of the clan's totem. The metaphors that survive to today include: Bimaawidaasi 'carrier' = Amik(we) 'beaver' Giishkizhigwan 'cut-tail' = Maanameg 'catfish' Nooke 'tender' = Makwa 'bear'

  3. Bear worship - Wikipedia

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    The Ainu Iomante ceremony (bear sending). Japanese scroll painting, circa 1870. Bear worship is the religious practice of the worshipping of bears found in many North Eurasian ethnic religions such as among the Sami, Nivkh, Ainu, [1] Basques, [2] Germanic peoples, Slavs and Finns. [3]

  4. Cultural depictions of bears - Wikipedia

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    Lāčplēsis, meaning "Bear-slayer", is a Latvian legendary hero who is said to have killed a bear by ripping its jaws apart with his bare hands. However, as revealed in the end of the long epic describing his life, Lāčplēsis' own mother had been a she-bear, and his superhuman strength resided in his bear ears.

  5. Anishinaabe traditional beliefs - Wikipedia

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    The cycle, which varies somewhat from community to community, tells the story of Nanabozho's conception, birth, and his ensuing adventures, which involve interactions with spirit and animal beings, the creation of the Earth, and the establishment of the Midewiwin.

  6. Nicholas Goldberg: Why make the grizzly bear California's ...

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    On the 100th anniversary of the last shooting of a wild grizzly in the state, you've got to wonder why the bears we exterminated were made the symbol of the state.

  7. Grizzly bear - Wikipedia

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    The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly ( Ursus arctos horribilis ), other morphological forms of brown bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears.

  8. Sisiutl - Wikipedia

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    A Kwakwaka'wakw Sisiutl dance mask made of cedar by Oscar Matilpi. The sisiutl is a legendary creature found in many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, notably the Kwakwakaʼwakw. [1]

  9. A self-inflicted hit of pepper spray drives off an ... - AOL

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    While mauling a hiker on Signal Mountain, the grizzly bit into the man's can of bear repellent and was hit with a burst of it, causing the animal to flee. There was no word when Signal Mountain or ...