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Lummi – a North American tribe from the Pacific Northwest, Washington state area. Nuu-chah-nulth mythology – a group of indigenous peoples living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Haida mythology – a nation living in Haida Gwaii and the Alaska Panhandle. Tsimshian mythology – an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast ...
The Quileute are a Native American people in western Washington state in the United States, currently numbering approximately 2000. Their language belongs to the Chimakuan languages family. The native name for Raven among the Quileute is Báyaḳ (By-yuhk). [35]: 9
The Haida are one of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their national territories lie along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska . Haida mythology is an indigenous religion that can be described as a nature religion , drawing on the natural world, seasonal patterns, events and ...
The Ford Thunderbird is an American car. [18] A WWII-era airfield for pilot training in Arizona was called Thunderbird Field, which in turn was the inspiration for other names, including: The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. The 1960s TV show Thunderbirds created by Gerry Anderson. [19]
Legends have it Kóoshdaa káa can be warded off through copper, urine, dogs, and in some stories, fire. [citation needed] Since the Kóoshdaa káa mainly preys on small children, it has been thought by some that it was used by Tlingit mothers to keep their children from wandering close to the ocean by themselves. [citation needed]
The Little People of the Pryor Mountains (known as Nirumbee [1] or Awwakkulé [2] in the Crow language) are a race of ferocious dwarfs in the folklore of the Crow Tribe, a Native American tribe. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Little People were also seen as imparting spiritual wisdom, and played a major role in shaping the destiny of the Crow People through ...
The sisiutl is a legendary creature found in many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, notably the Kwakwakaʼwakw. [1] Typically, it is depicted as a double-headed sea serpent. Sometimes, the symbol features an additional central face of a supernatural being.
The story of Komo Kulshan and his two wives is a Lummi tale describing the creations of landmarks in the Pacific Northwest.The story can be broken down into three main sections for each character, Duh-hwahk in the creation of Mount Rainier, Whaht-kway in the creation of the Nooksack River and Spieden Island, and Komo Kulshan in the creation of Mt. Baker.