Crane Deity of Mi'kmaq
The Crane Deity of the Mi'kmaq people rises as a powerful spirit being in the religious traditions of the Wabanaki Confederacy, transcending the role of mere animal-spirit to embody the creative and sustaining forces of the natural world. In Mi'kmaq mythology, this crane deity is associated with the creation of the hills and valleys of the Maritime provinces, having shaped the landscape during the time of the great transformer Glooscap. It is considered one of the original beings who inhabited the world before humans, teaching the first people how to live in balance with the cycles of the tide