The Bear

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The Bear

• By Angel Yu
• Denny

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Some Facts

• Bears spend the winter with their young, until
  the cubs find their own way, the following summer
  as yearlings
• Black bears are more common in representation,
  with a short snout, short ears, small tail, and
  sometimes hanging tongue.
• Grizzly bears have bigger teeth, particularly the
  canine teeth, and large claws

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Animal Symbolism

• Shares many human traits including appearance
  in its ability to stand on two legs.
• Associated to home since some return to the same
  den for hibernation
• Strength, Learned Humility, Motherhood and
  Teaching.
• Welcome and Friendship.

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Story of the Bear Mother
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Story of Kats

• Told by the Tlingit Tsimshian and Haida
  variants
• Kats of the Tekwedi clan married a grizzly bear
  woan and had children by her
• He later returned to his human wife promising the
  bear to bring food only to his bear children
• He broke the rule and was killed by the bear

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• Grizzly Crest
• www.civilization.ca/aborig/haida/haaat02e.html

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• Bear Mask

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Bear Bentwood Box Design

• www.alaskaindianarts.com

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Work Cited

• Bierhorst, John. The Mythology of North America.
  New York, US. 1985
• The Path Gallery. Britt Germann. 20 Oct. 2007
• http//www.thepathgallery.com/itoolkit.asp?pgBear
  
• Cumming, Margaret. Northwest Coast Native
  American. 19 Oct. 2007
• http//www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/60-105/finals/Cum
  ming_M/'cumming_m.html

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Work Cited Continued

• Wickaninish Gallery. 2004-2007. Rivard, Patricia.
  17 Oct. 2007
• http//www.wickaninnishgallery.com/symbols.php