Bird People (other)
Bird People may apply to: * Avian humanoids * The Crow Nation, known in their language as Absaroka, or the Bird People * ''Bird People'' (film), a 2014 French film * ''The Bird People in China'', a 1998 Japanese film See also * Birdman (other) * Hawkman (other) * Wingman (other) A wingman is a pilot who supports another in a potentially dangerous flying environment. Wingman also may refer to: Television * Wingman (Person of Interest), "Wingman" (''Person of Interest''), an episode of the television series ''Person of Int ...

Avian Humanoid
Avian humanoids (people with the characteristics of birds) are a common motif (literature), motif in folklore and popular fiction, mainly found in Greek mythology, Greek, Roman mythology, Roman, Meitei mythology, Meitei, Hindu mythology, Hindu, Persian mythology, etc. Folklore *Alkonost from Russian mythology * Almost all of the Anemoi, best depicted on the Tower of the Winds * Angels in all Abrahamic religions, though mainly in artistic depictions * Anzû from Mesopotamian mythology, either a lesser divinity or a monster * Arke, Iris' sister who also had wings, said to be iridescent * Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul, Ba, the part of a human's soul that roughly represents its personality, depicted as a bird with a human head * Boreads, Calais and Zetes, sons of the North Wind Boreas * Uchek Langmeidong, Chareng-Aka Uchek Langmeidong, it is a mythical creature, from Meitei mythology in the form a semi human and semi hornbill, with an avian body and a human head. * The ...
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Crow Nation
The Crow, whose Exonym and endonym, autonym is Apsáalooke (), also spelled Absaroka, are Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a federally recognized tribe, the Crow Tribe of Montana, with an Indian reservation located in the south-central part of the state. Crow Indians are a Plains tribe, who speak the Crow language, part of the Missouri River Valley branch of Siouan languages. Of the 14,000 enrolled tribal members, an estimated 3,000 spoke the Crow language in 2007. During the expansion into the West, the Crow Nation was allied with the United States against its neighbors and rivals, the Sioux and Cheyenne. In historical times, the Crow lived in the Yellowstone River valley, which extends from present-day Wyoming, through Montana and into North Dakota, where it joins the Missouri River. Since the 19th century, Crow people have been concentrated on their reservation established south of Bill ...
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Bird People (film)
''Bird People'' is a 2014 French drama film directed by Pascale Ferran and starring Josh Charles and Anaïs Demoustier. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot University student Audrey Camuzet works in Paris as a hotel maid where Gary Newman, an American businessman from Silicon Valley, is staying. The night after his meeting, Gary has difficulty sleeping and suffers a panic attack. When morning arrives, he stays in his room, deliberately misses his flight to Dubai where he had further business. He decides to quit his job, divorce his wife Elizabeth, leave his family and remain in the hotel indefinitely. Audrey tidies Gary's room after initially being surprised to find that he had not yet departed and discovers he was supposed to already be in Dubai. When the hotel experiences an electrical blackout, she goes to the roof ...
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The Bird People In China
is a 1998 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Takashi Miike from a screenplay by his frequent collaborator Masa Nakamura. The film is considerably more mellow in tone compared to some of the director's more famous works. Plot When Mr. Okamura is hospitalized for a hernia, a young Japanese businessman named Mr. Wada is sent as his replacement to assess a vein of jade in a remote village in Yunnan, China. His Chinese guide Mr. Shen does not speak English well but can speak Japanese. A member of the yakuza named Ujiie tells Mr. Wada that his company owes the yakuza money and he forces Mr. Wada to take him along to repay the debt in precious stones. They encounter a Japanese researcher who has found carvings of bird people throughout Japan and seeks to find more in Yunnan, which he believes is the origin of Japanese culture. After losing their belongings and documents in a storm, they eventually find the village. They encounter a woman with blue eyes who teaches a school for f ...
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Birdman (other)
Birdman or birdmen may refer to: Flying * Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions ** International Birdman, the original Birdman rally Business * Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987 * Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s * Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma Arts and entertainment Music * Birdman Records, an independent music label * "Birdman", a 1970 song by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles from the album '' McDonald and Giles'' * "Birdmen", a 1982 song by Felt from the album ''Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty'' * "Birdman", a 1994 song by Ride from the album '' Carnival of Light'' * "The Birdman" (song), a 1994 song by Our Lady Peace * ''Birdman'' (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby * ...
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Hawkman (other)
Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Hawkman or Hawkmen may also refer to: In comics *Hawkman (Katar Hol) *Hawkman (Carter Hall) *Hawkman (Fel Andar) *Hawkmen, members of Thanagar's police force in DC Comics *Hawkmen, the bird-like people led by Prince Vultan in Flash Gordon stories *Hawkman, a villain in the manga Kinnikuman In music *Hawkman, stage name of Garrison Hawk, a reggae artist who collaborated with trip-hop artist Tricky *"Hawkman", nickname for MC Hawking See also *Falconry *Birdman (other) Birdman or birdmen may refer to: Flying * Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with ho ...