Editing Thunderbird (mythology) (section)

=== Siouan ===
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[[File:Painted Skin representing the thunderbird.jpg |thumb|right| alt= Painting of a thunderbird on an animal hide, originally from the Great Lakes region |Painting of a thunderbird from the Great Lakes region, likely pre-1800]]

The thunderbird motif is also seen in [[Siouan languages|Siouan]]-speaking peoples, which include tribes traditionally occupying areas around the Great Lakes.

==== Ho-Chunk ====
[[Ho-Chunk mythology|Ho-Chunk tradition]] states that a man who has a vision of a thunderbird during a [[Vision quest|solitary fast]] will become a war chief of the people.<ref>{{cite book|last=Burlin|first=Nathalie C.|title=The Indians' Book: An Offering by the American Indians of Indian Lore, Musical and Narrative, to Form a Record of the Songs and Legends of Their Race|year=1907|publisher=Harper and Brothers|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028767238}}</ref>