

Most tribes just have what are called guides, totems, messengers, or in the case of my tribe, gods.

Most tribes don't even have "spirit animals." That's just a term that was popularized because it's so easy to understand what it means. For you to dilute that by taking a quiz on Buzzfeed that says your spirit animal is a cat because you "are always up to something and don't have patience for the stupidity of those around you" is extremely offensive to us. Whether or not a tribe actually follows the "spirit animal" ideal, animals play a huge part in Native culture. I don't care what that online quiz you took told you or how close you are with your Pomeranian. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Imagesįor real guys: Stop saying that you have a spirit animal. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
