The Rain Bird in
Native American legend was a bird who brought rain. The Rain Bird was known by coastal Native Americans as the bringer of life. The reason behind it was that Rain, or the bringer of life, brought life to the coastal Natives by watering their plants, thus giving food and water to the animals they hunted; it controls everything from the sky and is father of the sky children. The Rain Bird is one of the most common designs on
Pueblo pottery made by, for example, the
Hopi
The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...
and
Zuni.
Other uses
The name was
appropriated by the
Rain Bird Corporation to name their irrigation sprinkler.
See also
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Lightning bird
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List of legendary birds
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References
Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America
Legendary birds
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