Thunderbird First Nation's Symbol
The thunderbird is a legendary creature in North American first nation's mythology. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength.
It is especially important, and frequently depicted, in the art, songs and oral histories of many Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, but is also found in various forms among some peoples of the American Southwest, East Coast of the United States, Great Lakes, and Great Plains.
List of Thunderbirds in North American mythology[]
- Wakinyan of the Sioux Tribes
- Animikii of the Anishinaabe
- Boh'ooo or Etcitane:bate of the Arapaho Tribe
- Bha'a of the Gros Ventre
- Cigwe of the Potawatomi
- Enaemaehkiw/Inaemehkiwak of the Menominee
- Kw-Uhnx-Wa of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
- Piyesiw of Cree tribes
Gallery[]
Thunderbird in The Secret Saturdays.
Zapdos from Pokémon.
