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Totem

noun

A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object.

Emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians).

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... a tribe of Chippewa Indians to the President of the United States asking for the possession of certain lakes near their reservation is a series of pictures of the sacred animals or "totems" which represent the several subtribes. Lines run from the hearts of the totem animals to the heart of the chief totem, while similar lines run from the eyes of the subsidiary totems to the eyes of the chief, and these indicate that all of the subtribes feel the same way about the matter and view it alike,—the sentiment is unanimous. From ...

— The Doctrine of Evolution - Its Basis and Its Scope • Henry Edward Crampton

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