Totems mean alot in the Native American culture, the different animals have different meanings.

Native beliefs further explain that a totem animal is one that is with you for life, both in the physical and spiritual world.

What i am doing?

I am going to do about the Native American Culture rather than Martin Luther King.

Archaeological data suggest that the first people probably arrived in North America from Asia approximately 15,000 years ago, although this date remains controversial.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Native_Americans.aspx