In many American Indian tribes, the owl was, and still is, strongly associated with the medicine man, or Shaman. The Lakota medicine men are said to obtain their power from clear, sharp dreams, like the sight of the owl. Ojibwa medicine man even kept a stuffed owl near them while they worked their medicine so that they could 'see'.
Creek medicine men used an owl feather as a symbol of their calling, whereas, the Ponca medicine men used owl feathers in their medicine practice.
According to the Pawnee tribe:
"The owl is the leading medicine-man among the birds."
In dedication to all the hard working and self sacrificing doctors, nurses, and everyone else in the health industry who are always there when we need them.
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