Menomini (of the same region) would kill the totem, but always with an apology to it; their myths embody varying conceptions of the relation of eponymous animals to clans: sometimes the origin of a clan is referred to the action of a supernatural being who changed a bear, for example, into a man, or to adventures of animals; sometimes eponymous birds. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
Menomini (Wisconsin USA) A: neE na: p Meriam Mir (Australia, Papua New Guinea) Nako manali?. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Menomini; but this is not necessarily totemic. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
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