Bear clan
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The Bear clan is one of the traditional Ho-Chunk social and kinship groups, historically associated with specific ceremonial roles, responsibilities, and lineage within the tribe.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ho-Chunk clan
→
kinship group → social group → |
| associatedWith |
Ho-Chunk ceremonial life
→
Ho-Chunk social organization → traditional Ho-Chunk governance → |
| belongsToCategory |
Ho-Chunk social structure
→
Native American clan → |
| continuity |
survives in contemporary Ho-Chunk communities
→
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| culture |
Ho-Chunk
NERFINISHED
→
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| ethnicGroupOf |
Ho-Chunk Nation
→
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| ethnographicRegion |
Nebraska
NERFINISHED
→
Upper Midwest NERFINISHED → Wisconsin → |
| governedBy |
Ho-Chunk customary law
→
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| hasCharacteristic |
exogamous marriage rules
→
patrilineal descent → |
| hasFunction |
maintaining clan-based identity
→
organizing kinship relations → regulating marriage within the tribe → transmitting ceremonial knowledge → |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
19th century
→
20th century → 21st century → pre-contact era → |
| hasRole |
ceremonial responsibilities
→
lineage responsibilities → social responsibilities → |
| hasStatus |
traditional Ho-Chunk institution
→
|
| hasSymbol |
bear
→
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| hasTypeOfMembership |
hereditary
→
|
| languageOfName |
Ho-Chunk language
→
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| namedAfter |
bear
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| partOf |
Ho-Chunk clan system
→
Ho-Chunk traditional political structure → |
| relatedTo |
Thunderbird clan
→
Wolf clan → other Ho-Chunk clans → |
| religion |
Ho-Chunk traditional religion
→
|
| transmits |
ceremonial obligations
→
clan identity → |