Thunderbird: A Canadian Legend
For centuries, First Nations legend told of a giant eagle endowed with the ability to create storms. Lightning flashed when it blinked its eyes, and thunder boomed when it flapped its wings. Today, we know these mythical creatures as Thunderbirds.
0:00:00 – Opening Credits
0:00:26 – The Thunderbird House Pole
0:01:07 – The Thunderbird of the Pacific Northwest
0:02:50 – The Thunderbird of the Great Lakes
0:03:27 – The Thunderbird of the Maritimes
0:03:36 – The Thunderbird of the Arctic
0:04:27 – The Thunderbird of the Kutenai
0:04:44 – The Thunderbird of the Prairies
0:05:53 – White Bear’s Abduction
0:08:34 – Blackfoot Sightings
0:09:25 – Claude Schaeffer’s California Condor Theory
0:10:56 – The Thunderbird of the Shuswap
0:11:33 – Thunderbird sighting in the Rocky Mountains
0:12:12 – Thunderbird Sighting in Quebec
0:12:50 – Mark A. Hall’s Cryptid Theory
0:14:36 – Karl P.N. Shuker’s Composite Theory
0:19:04 – The Thunderbird-Grouse Connection
Special thank you to Gary S. Mangiacopra and Kevin Guhl for their research assistance.
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