Thunderbird

Origin and tradition

Many Indigenous North American traditions describe Thunderbird beings associated with storms, power, protection, and cosmic order.

Illustration in this atlas

An immense bird appears amid lightning. This is a broad symbolic illustration, not a reproduction of a particular nation's crest, ceremonial object, or authoritative account; Thunderbird traditions differ among Indigenous peoples.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Thunderbird (mythology)

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.