Screech-Owl

Also known as: Owl · Family: Arikara · Role: animal · First appears: Tale 8 · The Origin of the Awaho-Bundle People

Life events

Owl cleared a pathway through the timber for the people.(Tale 3 · The Origin of the Arikara · Part 2 · 📍 the timber)
- With: Mother-Corn
- “As it waved its wings it removed the timber to one side, so that when it flew through the timber there was a pathway, so that the people could go through.”
The Owl opened a path through the timber, and some people became animals and birds and stayed there.(Tale 4 · The Origin of the Arikara · Part 1)
- With: the people
- “So some of the people turned into animals and birds, and they stayed in the timber.”
Owl blew down trees and cleared a path through the forest for the people.(Tale 5 · The Origin of the Arikara · Part 2 · 📍 forest)
- With: the people
- “So he went and blew down trees, the path was cleared, and the people all went on.”
Screech-Owl made a pathway through the timber for the people.(Tale 8 · The Origin of the Awaho-Bundle People)
- With: Mother-Corn
- “The Owl flew through the timber, and made a pathway, so that the people could go through.”
Screech-Owl and Whirlwind were enemies.(Tale 8 · The Origin of the Awaho-Bundle People)
- With: Whirlwind
- “The Owl and the Whirlwind are enemies.”

Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.