Croatan

The Croatan were one of three Garou tribes native to the Americas up until the arrival of the Europeans. The three tribes refered to themselves as the Three Brothers. Uktena was the eldest brother. Croatan was middle brother. Wendigo was younger brother.

The Croatan died one and all trying to defeat Eater-of-Souls when it managed to manifest in the physical world. As one of the great triatic Wyrms, if Eater-of-Souls had remained in the real world, it could have started the Apocalypse. Only by sacrifice the entire tribe in a great ritual were they able to drive it back to the Deep Umbra and Malfeus.

All of the Croatan died, every single last one. Their souls were consumed by Eater-of-Souls so there are no Croatan ancestor spirits to contact. No more cubs were born to their Kinfolk after their sacrifice. Their tribal Totem, Turtle, was plunged into deep Slumber and has not awoken for centuries. They were totally annhilated both physically and spiritually.

The Uktena and Wendigo both harbor deep bitterness towards the European Garou, who they frequently call the Wyrmcomers. They blame they for bringing Eater-of-Souls to the Americas and causing the death of the Croatan. This lead to vicious fighting between the native Garou and the European Garou for centuries. The Uktena have somewhat moderated their hatred over the years, but the Wendigo still harbor deep resentment towards the other tribes.

The death of Middle Brother also caused a rift between the Uktena and Wendigo. The Uktena prevented many Wendigo from sacrificing themself with the Croatan. The Uktena felt they would need the Wendigo to fight new threats. The Wendigo felt they should have provided more aid to the Croatan and resent the Uktena's interference.