Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, we explore one of the oldest anthropological investigations into the Thunderbird legend in Canada - an 1890 piece by British-Canadian anthropologist called Alexander Francis Chamberlain which delves into the traditional legends of the Blackfoot of the prairies, the Cree of the northern woodlands and Canadian Shield, and the Ojibwa of the Great Lakes.
0:00:00 – ‘Thunderbird Amongst the Algonkins’
0:01:38 – The Palliser and Hind Expeditions
0:03:43 - Cree Thunderbird Legends
0:05:25 - Thunderbird in Blackfoot Tradition
0:06:25 - Kootenay Thunderbird Legend
0:06:52 - Thunderbird in Ojibwa Legend
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In this video, we explore one of the oldest anthropological investigations into the Thunderbird legend in Canada - an 1890 piece by British-Canadian anthropologist called Alexander Francis Chamberlain which delves into the traditional legends of the Blackfoot of the prairies, the Cree of the northern woodlands and Canadian Shield, and the Ojibwa of the Great Lakes.
0:00:00 – ‘Thunderbird Amongst the Algonkins’
0:01:38 – The Palliser and Hind Expeditions
0:03:43 - Cree Thunderbird Legends
0:05:25 - Thunderbird in Blackfoot Tradition
0:06:25 - Kootenay Thunderbird Legend
0:06:52 - Thunderbird in Ojibwa Legend
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and folklore, which are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format:
MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop
![Cryptids of Eastern Canada [2-Hour Cryptozoology Compilation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u8_GBbNIi8o/mqdefault.jpg "Cryptids of Eastern Canada [2-Hour Cryptozoology Compilation]
In this video, we revisit six monster legends endemic to Eastern Canada.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:02:02 – Griffins in Quebec
0:12:56 – Viking Encounters with the One-Footer
0:18:17 – Black Panthers of Ontario and New Brunswick
0:42:09 – Sea Monster in the St. Lawrence River
1:26:24 – The Head-Piercing Thunderbird of Collingwood, Ontario
1:37:08 - Iroquoian Dwarf Legends from the Ontario Peninsula")
