A totem (from Ojibwe: ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ doodem) is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system.
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What does having a totem mean?
totemism, system of belief in which humans are said to have kinship or a mystical relationship with a spirit-being, such as an animal or plant. The entity, or totem, is thought to interact with a given kin group or an individual and to serve as their emblem or symbol.
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What did the totem mean?
totem \TOH-tum\ noun.
1 a : an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry; also :
a usually carved or painted representation of such an object.
b : a family or clan identified by a common totemic object.
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What is a totem in Aboriginal culture?
A totem links the person directly with creation time and the spiritual world (sometimes referred to as The Dreaming), and with all living creatures and the land of the Gamilaraay peoples. Totems define people's relationships to each other and give them particular rights and roles within the language group.
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