Indigenous North American / Roman

Wolf

In many Indigenous North American traditions, the wolf represents community, loyalty, and strong family ties and is respected for its likeness to human communities; among the Tlingit it is a primary clan crest, and in Roman tradition the she-wolf (Lupa) nursed the founders Romulus and Remus.

TraditionIndigenous North American / Roman
SymbolPack and family bonds; clan crest; the Roman she-wolf
DomainsGrounding · Protection · Confidence
Provenance URLhttps://www.uaf.edu/cla/news/2025/honoring-history.php

Citation

Lopez, Barry. "Of Wolves and Men." Scribner, 1978.

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