My group looked at the totemic object of a kangaroo from Australia. The idea that one is part of one bigger ancestor animal is shown. A story was told to us of aboriginal Australians hunting together and dividing up the animal they have caught later. While a person from the South takes the tail of the animal, a person that lives in the center of the land takes the heart of the animal. By hunting the animal and taking their specific parts, they realize that they are a part of the same clan. One ancestor is always kept in mind, as each clan has a different animal. Each family takes a different part of the animal, as they are part of the ancestor.
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