In Native American society, the Eagle is a very powerful totem, a symbol of great spiritual significance.

There are many animals that act as a totem in different societies, but you may be familiar with the significance of the bear and the hawk.

The Buffalo was such a critical part of societies in the Great Plains of America that some cultures treated them as a totem, a symbol of spiritual significance.

You have likely seen an image of a totem pole at least once, but did you know that it is called such because each animal on the pole is a totem, a figure of spiritual worth to that society?

Most of the totem poles you see in museums or elsewhere are comprised of different animals that have some spiritual importance to the society that built them.