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Thunder birds real5/8/2023 ![]() The Thunderbird was also said to punish humans who broke moral codes. In the fall, it was said that they migrated south with other birds. They stayed until the fall when the season when the underwater spirits were most active had passed. It was during this time that they fought the underwater spirits. It was said they lived in the 4 directions and migrated to the land during the spring with other birds. The Thunderbird of the Ojibwe tribes has said this creature was created by Nanabozho ( a trickster and hero figure) in order to protect the people from the evil underwater spirits. The way to say Thunderbird in Menominee language is Enaemaehkiw (Eh-na-ma-key) Ojibwe Tribe The Thunderbirds of the Menominee tribe are also known to be messengers of the Great Sun and are highly respected by these peoples. They said to be the reason mankind has not been devoured or overrun. Thunderbirds are said to be the known enemies of the “Misikinubik” (The Great Horned Snake). It is said that they find great pleasure in fighting and the accomplishment of incredible feats. These incredible spirits are known to control the weather (rain, hail, etc.) and sometimes watch what is happening in human life. The Menominee tribe believed that the Thunderbirds actually lived on a huge mountain that floats in the sky. The way to say thunderbird in the Cree language is pihêsiw ᐱᐦᐁᓯᐤ (Pee-Yeh-Soo) Menominee Tribe Thunderbirds we believed shout out their anger with black clouds, rain, and lightning in the sky. The firstborn was said to the thunderbird and protected the animals from evil sea serpents. ![]() ![]() In the Cree tribe, it was said that when light first came to the earth (O-ma-ma-ma) the earth mother of the Cree tribe gave birth to the spirits that walk this world. So there is little proof about the existence of this incredible being’s called the Thunderbird but there have been many totems, drawings, beliefs and legends of the spirit throughout different unrelated North American tribes spread out across the continent that it’s hard to not to think that there was a creature like this at some point in time. Most Native American teachings and stories were told orally, passed down from generation to generation.
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