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Native American Storm Mythology

Here is our collection of Native American legends and traditional stories about storms.

Native American Storm Gods and Spirits

Animikii (Ojibwe)

Binesi (Anishinabe)

Chequa (Potawatomi)

Cyclone Man (Shawnee/Lenape)

Dahu (Hidatsa)

Half-Way People (Mi'kmaq)

Heno (Iroquois)

Huhuk (Pawnee)

Kaqtukaq (Mi'kmaq)

Pamole (Penobscot)

Petak (Wabanaki)

Thunderbird (Plains and Western tribes)

Thunderer (Sioux)

The Thunders (Iroquois)

Village Boy and Wild Boy (Caddo)

Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle

Why We Need Wind

The Bird whose Wings Made the Wind:
Wabanaki stories in which Gluskabe tries to stop the wind from blowing and learns a lesson about the world.

Shawnee Mythology:
Article on Shawnee oral traditions including stories about Cyclone Person and the Four Winds.

Humility:
Oral history from a Cree elder about a storm punishing a hunter for killing pelicans recklessly.

The Sacred Weed:
Blackfoot legends about a hailstorm punishing four medicine men who refused to share the gift of tobacco.

Coyote and Cloud:
Achumawi legend about how Cloud brough storms to the world.

The Power Of The Cyclone:
Caddo legend about a boy who received storm powers.

Storm Maker's Tipi:
Picture book based on a Blackfoot legend about the origin of tepees and storm medicine.

How Thunder and Lightning Came to Be:
Picture book based on a Choctaw legend about the origin of thunder and lightning.

Weather Legends: Native American Lore and Science of Weather:
Collection of weather myths from various tribes, including a chapter on storms.