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Native American Art Thunderbird
By Clint Leung, Fri Dec 9th

The thunderbird has been one of the most dominant icons inNative American art and legends. In fact, the concept of thethunderbird has been so popular that it has been used in thenon-Native world to name a classic automobile, liquor, a 1960'schildren's adventure television show (and subsequent recentmovie), a US Air Force squadron and is referenced in pop music(remember the word 't-bird' in 1950's rock and roll?). Thethunderbird is one of the few cross-cultural characters inNative American mythology since it is found in legends ofPacific Northwest, Plains, and Northeastern tribes.

The Native Indians of the Pacific Northwest Coast always livedalong the shores and never ventured inland to the mountains.Legend has it that the thunderbird, a mighty God in the form ofa giant, supernatural bird lives in the mountains. The Quileutetribe of Washington state considered a cave on Mount Olympus asthe home of the thunderbird while the Coast Salish believed itis located on the Black Tusk peak in British Columbia. It isthought that the thunderbird never wants anyone to come near itshome. If Native hunters get too close, the thunderbird willsmell them and make a thunder sound by flapping its wings. Itwould also roll ice out of its cave and down the mountain withchunks breaking up into many smaller pieces.

Some tribes such as the Kwakwaka'wakw believe that their peopleonce made a deal with the thunderbird for its help during a foodcrisis and in return, the tribe agreed to honor the thunderbirdfor all time by making its image prominent in their NorthwestNative American art. This is why West Coast art totem poles areoften carved with thunderbirds with outstretched wings at thetop.

The wingspan of the thunderbird was described to be twice aslong as a Native Indian war canoe. Underneath its wings arelightning which the thunderbird uses as weapons.Lightning is created when the thunderbird throws these lightingsnakes or when he blinks his eyes that

glow like fire. Sometimesthese lightning are depicted in Native American art ashaving wolf or dog-like heads with serpent tongues. They areoccasionally referred to as the thunderbird's dogs. NativeAmerican art portrays the thunderbird with a huge curving beakand prominent ears or horns.

The thunderbird is large and strong enough to hunt its favoritefood which is the killer whale. The lightning of thethunderbird are used during hunts out at sea for the killerwhale. After capture, the thunderbird carries the killer whaleback to the mountain to eat. According to legend, thethunderbird and killer whale once battled so hard that entiretrees were uprooted. This was the explanation why there aretreeless prairie regions near the Pacific Northwest Coastmountains. The thunderbird and killer whale are often depictedtogether in Northwest Native American art. A large example is atone by reknowned Northwest Native American art carver RichardHunt at one of the Northwest Native American art exhibits at theVancouver International Airport.

The Squamish Nation in British Columbia, Canada has athunderbird as their symbol. Their thunderbird is portrayed asone of the special messengers of the Creator. The Squamishthunderbird is a symbol for strength as well as change with thethree tail feathers representing the past, present and future.In the talons of this thunderbird is a face of a lizard whichrepresents spiritual protection for the people of the SquamishNation.

For many people, Natives and non-Natives alike, the thunderbirdhas become a symbol of power, strength and nobility. Even theclassic automobile of the same name was reintroduced as acontemporary version.

About the author:Clint Leung is owner of Free Spirit Gallery (http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca), an online galleryspecializing in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest Native American artincluding carvings, sculpture and prints. Free Spirit Galleryhas numerous information resource articles with photos ofauthentic Inuit and Native Indian art as well as free eCards.

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