Native American Symbolism Archives

Native American Symbols for Mother and Motherhood

by AviaMay 7, 2021May 1, 2026

Five Common Native American Symbols for Mother Mother’s day is right on our heels, so I thought it might be a nifty treat to share …

by AviaApril 19, 2021April 30, 2021

Exploring Life-Affirming Native American Swastika Meaning It may (or may not) be surprising to you that the Native American swastika meaning is about creation, expansion …

by AviaApril 18, 2021November 8, 2025

I originally wrote about these Algonquin Native American birth totem signs for Token Rock when they invited me to offer meanings for Native American zodiac …

by AviaMarch 30, 2021April 3, 2026

Symbolic Pink Moon Meaning of April Exploring Pink Moon Meaning and the Full Moon of April: The full moon of April carries a lot of …

by AviaMarch 5, 2021May 22, 2025

Exploring Life Phases and the Native American Medicine Wheel: One of my readers asked me for information and meaning connected to life phases and the Native …

by AviaAugust 27, 2020July 27, 2021

This article is about a Native American story that addresses big issues like aging, death, and the renewal of life. It’s like a Native creation …

by AviaJune 25, 2020July 25, 2021

Exploring the Kokopelli Symbol and Kokopelli Meaning I’m sure you all have seen this image. The Kokopelli symbol is perhaps one of the most recognizable …

by AviaApril 30, 2020October 28, 2023

Explaining the Idea of Native, Indigenous Mind Meaning Indigenous mind meaning, or thinking with the Native mind is not a new idea…in fact, many of …

by AviaApril 23, 2020October 28, 2023

A Symbolic and Historical View of Dream Catcher Meaning We can thank Anishinaabe for the original dream catcher meaning. Also known as the Ojibwe, the Anishinaabe …

by AviaJanuary 1, 2020January 1, 2026

Exploring January Full Wolf Moon Meaning: Native American wisdom marries every full moon in a month with a specific feature in Nature. These moon associations will …

by AviaSeptember 12, 2019July 27, 2021

Exploring Native American Sun Dance Symbols and Ceremonies Thoughts on Native American Sun Dance Symbols and Sun Dance Meaning Ideally, this article on Native American …

by AviaJuly 3, 2019July 27, 2021

Exploring Killer Whale Meaning and Symbolism How the ‘Killer’ Whale Came to Be (and why the nickname ‘killer’ blows chunks). The Tlingit Tale of the …

by AviaJune 19, 2019September 20, 2023

Understanding Native American Meaning of Cardinal Directions Native American meaning of cardinal directions is based on wisdom rooted in tradition and ritual. All of these …

by AviaApril 17, 2018July 10, 2025

Powerful Thunderbird Native American Symbol Meaning There are various different versions of the Thunderbird in Native cultures. Thunderbird Native American symbol meaning differs according to …

by AviaFebruary 28, 2018October 1, 2020

Sun symbols are seen in some shape or fashion in every Native American tribe. This should be a clear indication of how much the sun was revered …

by AviaFebruary 18, 2018October 5, 2020

Native American Symbol Meaning of “Z” or Zig Zag Motif Native American Symbol Meaning for the Z or ZigZag The “Z” or the zig zag is a …

by AviaFebruary 18, 2018October 4, 2020

Meaning of Native American Symbol for Wind I got a question about the Native American symbol for wind, or more accurately, these magnificent people’s concept of wind. I can’t …