As in the western horoscope, the Butterfly, Turtle, Thunderbird and Frog clans are associated with one of the four zodiac sign elements. Native American astrological signs, also known as shamanic ...

Thunderbirds are great spirits said to control the weather, according Native American myth. And a few have been spotted in Pennsylvania.

Native American cultures in the Pacific Northwest carved totem poles that represented the various totems protecting that tribe. Often at the top of the pole a thunderbird held a place of honor.