Hummingbird tribal tattoos

Hummingbirds are really one of the most amazing birds in the animal kingdom. These feathered friends can also make wonderful tattoos. Hummingbird Tattoos - A minor character in American Indian folktale and mythology. The northern Paiute Indians [U.S. Great Basin area] say that Hummingbird once filled his pants full of seeds and started on a journey to see what was beyond the sun. He ate only one seed a day, but had to turn back because his food gave out. He didn't see anything. In eastern Brazil, Hummingbird is the character who hoarded water so that the people had none at all until the Caingang and Botocudo Indians released it.