The myth of the epic struggle between Thunderbird and Whale is found in common among different language/cultural groups of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of America, and seems to be uniquely localized to this area.: "unique to the Cascadian coast". It is also the major archetypal motif in carvings and painted art, particularly among the natives along the outlying coasts of Vancouver Island, e.g., the Kwakiutl (Kwakwakaʼwakw) or the Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) people., fig. 3.
The myth of the epic struggle between Thunderbird and Whale is found in common among different language/cultural groups of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of America, and seems to be uniquely localized to this area. "unique to the Cascadian coast". It is also the major archetypal motif in carvings and painted art, particularly among the natives along the outlying coasts of Vancouver Island, eg., the Kwakiutl (Kwakwakaʼwakw) or the Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) people., fig 3.