What the wolf means to native americans

The Wolf

by : Ghost Wolf

To Native Americans, the wolf is a powerful spiritual symbol. They are considered to be teachers or path finders. The wolf star was red,an esteemed color, associated with the wolf by all tribes. Also known as Sirius, it is the brightest star in the Northern Sky. The milky way was the wolf's trail-the route to heaven. In time, the wolf also became associated among the four seasons with summer, among the trees with the willow, and among the great natural forces with the clouds.

The indians respected the wolf's prowess as a hunter, his stamina, and the way he moved silently across the landscape. They were moved by his howling, which they sometimes regarded as talking with the spirit world. The wolf appears in many legends as a messenger, great long distance traveler and a guide for anyone seeking the spirit world.


Wolf is the Grand teacher. Wolf is the sage,who after many winters upon the sacred path and seeking the ways of wisdom, returns to share new knowledge with the tribe. Wolf is both theradical and the traditional in the same breath.When the Wolf walks by you - you will remember.

The old ones tell us stories about our beginnings and of a time when human kind first came to live upon this Earth. It was Wolf who taught Humans the ways of living in harmony. It was Wolf who taught us how to form community upon this Earth, for Wolves have an intuitive knowledge of order through chaos and they possess the ability to survive change, intact.

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