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Makah folktale

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The Thunderbird: Ancient Makah Legend

The storm rolled in from the sea like a living thing black clouds twisting and folding upon themselves, flashing with veins of white fire. Fishermen along the coast of Neah Bay hauled in their nets and hurried toward the docks, muttering prayers in the language of their grandfathers. To them, this was not just weather. It was Thunderbird weather. Eli

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