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The Turtle
The turtle is one of the oldest symbol of mother Earth. Native peoples believe the creator made earth on the back of a turtle.
Tags: Animal, Animals, Earth, Indigenous People, Kids and Teens, Medicine, Predation, Reptile, Reptiles and Amphibians, School Time, Self-defense, Turtle
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The Horse
From just looking at a horse it’s easy to see some of their attributes. Strength, endurance and power are some of the more obvious traits. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bible, Christianity, Horse, Islam, Native Americans in the United States, Pegasus, Religion, Zeus
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The Bull
The bull has been revered in many cultures for centuries. In Egypt, and ancient Greece as well as Islamic, Buddhist and Turkish traditions the bull had great meaning. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Skull
The skull tattoo can mean many different things. Depending on who has it. It means what the wearer wants it to mean. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Arts, Bodyart, Jolly Roger, Luck, skull, Skull and crossbones, Studios, Tattoo
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The Butterfly
Many people think of the butterfly as a female tattoo. It is true that many women do get a butterfly. It’s hard to resist the beauty of a butterfly. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Ancient history, Augustus, Butterfly, China, History, Medicine, Native Americans in the United States, Roman Emperor
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The Bat
Before we get into the meaning and symbolism of the bat, We probably need to cover the vampire. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bat, Halloween, Native Americans in the United States, Outdoors, Recreation, South America, Transylvania, Vampire bat
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The Badger
As many of us probably know badgers are very ferocious animals. Badgers aren’t large but the are aggressive. They won’t go looking for a fight,but, don’t get in the way if they see what they want. They won’t be afraid to take you on if you stand between them and what they want. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Stag (Deer)
Many cultures revered the stag or deer. Since a stag is a male deer, from here on I will just refer to it as a deer. Although some considered the stag as the lord of the forest. It’s unclear if they considered the doe, or female deer as the lady of the forest. Read the rest of this entry »
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There are many legends, myths or just plain stories about wolves. Some of them are from Native American tribes. Others just seem to spring up from who knows where. Maybe their origins have been lost. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Ethnicity, Gray Wolf, hunt, Hunting, Idaho, Indigenous, Mammals, Native Americans in the United States, Pawnee, Predation, Wyoming
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The arm band tattoo
The armband tattoo is very popular. Most of us have seen barbed wire or other designs made into an armband. Usually on the upper arm around the widest part of the bicep. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Art, Bodyart, Contiguous United States, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian language, Studios, Tattoo, United States
