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totem
totem Totem, here given as the North American (Algonkin) term otem, refers to a clan or kinship group.
Totem, here given as the North American (Algonkin) term otem, refers to a clan or kinship group. In this usage, it means a body of relatives larger than a household and smaller than a tribe, tracing descent through either the mother’s line or the father’s line, but not both.