I was once asked about my nick, how could I claim the title Medicine wolf, implying that I was a healer of some sort.
The answer is simple, I am a healer, I am from the wolf clan of the eastern Cherokee.
My name was given me by my grandfather, he too was known as Medicine Wolf.
A few other thoughts concerning the wolf, wolf totem, wolf clan...
There is only one Lord Wolf, the grandfather wolf to all wolves, the first one created by the creator. There can be no other, and anyone claiming the name is really asking for some bad medicine to drop on their pointy little heads.
The wolf totem represents the teacher within us all.
And finally, those of the wolf clan are descended from the first wolf, who took a Indian wife. We have an affinity for dogs, wolves, and the wild.
I have woke up on camping trips and found I was sharing a fire with a pack of wolves. I was not threatened nor did I threaten them.
Remember, the wolf has the family first mentality, everything else is second.
