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The Wolf Tracks Symbol


Native American Symbols, like the Wolf Tracks symbol, can vary in meaning from one tribe to another and across the culture groups of North America. 

Discover facts and information about the meanings of secret and mysterious symbols used by Native American Indians in our List of Symbols including the Wolf Tracks symbol.

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Meaning of the Wolf Tracks Symbol
Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Wolf Tracks symbol.
Native American symbols are geometric portrayals of celestial bodies, natural phenomena and animal designs. The tracks of an animal, such as a wolf, were used to indicate a direction. For additional information please refer to the Wolf Symbol and the Meanings of Animal Symbols.

Meaning of the Wolf Tracks Symbol
The meaning of the Wolf Track symbol was to signify the presence of wolves in the area and indicate where they had been found, or the direction they were taking. The meaning of the Wolf Tracks symbol was to symbolize direction and leadership and embodied both protection and destruction. The prey of wolves included deer, elk, moose, beaver, cattle, sheep, horses and dogs. However, wolves were generally revered by tribes that survived by hunting, but were thought little of by those that survived through agriculture. Native Indians acquired excellent tracking skills which enabled them to find and hunt the animals used for food, clothing, and tools. 

Identifying Wolf Tracks
The Native Americans learnt how to identify wolf tracks which could easily be mistaken for those of the coyote. The track of a wolf is considerably larger than a coyote. The front feet of a wolf are larger than its hind feet and its toes spread more. The length of the stride was also an indicator of the identity of an animal's track. Native Americans searched in soft mud or wet sand near water for animal tracks as these held tracks well and often yielded clearly identifiable prints.

Skin Walkers
Many Native American cultures feature skin-walkers or a similar concept in which a Shaman or Medicine Man may, according to cultural tradition, take on an animal form such as a wolf. The picture below illustrates a Medicine Man of the Blackfoot tribe taking on the animal form of a bear.

Blackfoot Medicine Man

Blackfoot Medicine Man as a 'Skin Walker'

The Wolf Tracks Symbol - Meaning
There were so many tribes of Native American Indians it is only possible to generalise the most common meaning of the Wolf Tracks symbol or pattern. Native Indian symbols are still used as Tattoos and were used for a variety of reasons and depicted on numerous objects such as tepees, totem poles, musical instruments, clothes and War Paint. Indian Tribes also used their own Colors for Symbols and designs depending on the natural resources available to make Native American paint.
Apache Hide Painting

Native American Indians - Wolf Tracks Symbol
Native American Indians had a highly complex culture, especially those who lived on the Great Plains.

Their religion was dominated by rituals and belief in a spiritual connection with nature and these beliefs were reflected in the various symbols they used such as the Wolf Tracks symbol.

The clothes, tepees and all of his belongings was decorated with art and included symbols depicting his achievements, acts of heroism, his various spirit guides or the most important events in his life. Every symbol used by an American Native Indian had meaning which can be accessed from Symbols and Meanings.

Wolf Tracks Symbol

The Wolf Tracks Symbol

Wolf Tracks

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Wolf Tracks. Discover the vast selection of pictures which relate to the History of Native Americans and illustrate many symbols used by American Indians. The pictures show the clothing, war paint, weapons and decorations of various Native Indian tribes that can be used as a really useful educational history resource for kids and children of all ages. We have included pictures and videos to accompany the main topic of this section - Wolf Tracks. The videos enable fast access to the images, paintings and pictures together with information and many historical facts. All of the articles and pages can be accessed via the Native Indian Tribes Index - a great educational resource for kids.

 

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