Thunderbird clan

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The Thunderbird clan is a traditional Ho-Chunk social and kinship group associated with the powerful thunderbird spirit in the tribe’s cultural and ceremonial life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ho-Chunk clan
kinship group
social group
traditional cultural group
associatedSpirit thunderbird spirit
culture Ho-Chunk
surface form: Ho-Chunk culture
ethnicGroupOf Ho-Chunk
surface form: Ho-Chunk people
hasCategory Ho-Chunk social structure element
Native American clan
hasCulturalSignificance connection to thunder and storms
symbol of power
symbol of protection
hasFunction defines kinship relations
defines social identity
organizes ceremonial responsibilities
hasMembershipBy descent
hasMythologicalAssociation powerful thunderbird being
hasSymbol thunderbird
isBasedOn thunderbird as a spiritual power
languageOfCommunity Ho-Chunk language
locatedIn Ho-Chunk traditional territory
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
surface form: Nebraska (Ho-Chunk communities)

Wisconsin
surface form: Wisconsin (primary Ho-Chunk homeland)
partOf Ho-Chunk
surface form: Ho-Chunk clan system
religiousRole guardian role linked to thunder beings
participation in Ho-Chunk ceremonies
religiousTradition Ho-Chunk spiritual tradition
roleInCulture ceremonial life
spiritual life
roleInSociety kinship organization
social organization
transmittedBy The Culture of the Winnebago
surface form: Ho-Chunk oral tradition

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Ho-Chunk hasClan Thunderbird clan
Bear clan relatedTo Thunderbird clan