Owl Deity of Blackfoot

deity · Canada · North America

No owl deity is attested among the Blackfoot of Canada (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani of the Blackfoot Confederacy). Their genuine owl traditions are the Owl Dance, a social and courtship dance, and the belief that owls may carry the spirits of medicine men. The owl is honored in song and story but is not a deity.

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