Hummingbirds have cultural significance for Native American tribes and South American cultures. Hummingbird legends see the small bird as a healer or a ghost sent to assist humans. According to certain tales, the hummingbird is the bringer of fire. Hummingbird clans exist among Native American tribes on the Northwest Coast. The clan animal is proudly displayed on a hummingbird totem pole.
The hummingbird saves the tobacco plant from the evil geese Dagul'ku, according to a beautiful Cherokee folklore. Without tobacco, an elderly woman was dying, and the hummingbird saved her life by bringing back the plant. The Native American hummingbird was thought to have been produced from flowers. This is why, every spring, the bird returns to express its gratitude to the flowers.
Tocha kachina, a hummingbird kachina, is a Hopi kachina. According to Hopi belief, a little bird implored the God of Fertility to restore the land. Folklore in the Mojave Desert claims that people lived underground in the dark until the hummingbird discovered a way to the higher world. Hummingbirds are connected with healing, knowledge, and endurance in Native American culture. The small bird also serves as a divine messenger.
According to a Kwakwaka'wakw tradition, Dzunuk'wa (mountain guardian and Wild Woman of the Woods) was so enamored of this small bird that she let him nest in her hair in exchange for the Hummingbird looking like jewelry placed in her hair. They are the most skilled flyers of all the birds. They have the ability to hover in one position, as well as fly sideways, backwards, and forwards. They educate us to reflect on our past but not to linger on it, rather to move on. Hummingbirds also advise us to savor each pleasant moment, much like they do when hovering over each blossom. Some Native Americans think that seeing a hummingbird before an important occasion, such as a long hunting expedition or a trip to another village, brings good luck.
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