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What are Native American legends about owls? (enviroliteracy.org)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm Choctaw and we're from the Southeast United States (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana), so owls are bad news. If you've ever watched the show "Reservation Dogs", there's a scene where the kids (I think they're Mvskoke/Creek) catch a glimpse of an owl and react in a typical way for kids raised traditionally: This scene (Youtube)