By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tofino, B.C. – Two Indigenous Thunderbirds landed in downtown Tofino on Earth Day, April 22. Tofino in Tla-o-qui-aht territory is now their permanent home, and they reflect the community’s history, identity and respect for one another, according to the district. One Thunderbird can be seen emerging into a rainbow on the sidewalk in front of the Clayoquot Sound Theatre along Campbell Street, while the second Thunderbird spread its wings along the crosswalk heading to Anchor Park lookout at Third Street and Main. “The Thunderbird is the overseer of everything,” says Nuu-chah-nulth artist Nicki Love, who created the design for the Thunderbird over the rainbow. “I knew right away I wanted it to be a Thunderbird,” she said. “The way it’s situated, it’s emerging,”…
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