RAINBOW CROW
AKA: The Rainbow Crow
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Lenape/Delaware Nation |
| State/Region: | Pennsylvania |
| Country: | USA |
| First Sighting: | Traditional Lenape |
| Category: | Spirit |
📖 DESCRIPTION
Rainbow Crow is a Lenape legend about a beautiful bird with iridescent rainbow feathers and a lovely singing voice. It flew to the Great Sky Spirit to bring fire and save the animals from endless snow, but the smoke and flame turned its feathers black.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►Origin story explaining why crows are black with iridescent feathers
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Rainbow Crow teaches about sacrifice, selflessness, and how scars from doing good can be marks of honor. It explains why crows have their current appearance and are respected.
🃏 METAZOO CARD
Rainbow Crow
Native 1st Edition
Gold
