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.


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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
culture Ho-Chunk NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Ho-Chunk Nation
ethnographicRegion Nebraska NERFINISHED
Upper Midwest NERFINISHED
Wisconsin
governedBy Ho-Chunk customary law
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
hasTypeOfMembership hereditary
languageOfName Ho-Chunk language
namedAfter bear
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

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ho-Chunk
hasClan

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