Native American beliefs and teachings speak of animal totems. Some animal totems come to you in times of need, others are with you for life and some are predestined. The ones that are mentioned here are those that are predestined by your date of birth, similar to astrology/zodiac signs. Each creature has a lesson to share and guidance to impart.

The information contained on these pages are assembled from many different sources but if you'd like to get more in-depth, I would suggest reading "Earth Medicine," and/or "Where Eagles Fly" by Kenneth Meadows as well as "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews.