Streams, rivers, lakes, and marshes.
The Kingfisher was one of the birds that dived unsuccessfully for land at the time of the creation of the Dry Land (Dorsey, p. 194).
The Kingfisher was admired as a powerful bird because of the way it swoops and strikes at its prey. Kingfisher hides, feathers or dried flesh were carried into battle for this reason (see Kroeber, The Arapaho, p. 440,).
The Kingfisher also played an important role in the Crow Dance (the later version of the Ghost Dance). Part of this ceremony was called the Kingfisher Dance.
The second name was provided by Mark Soldierwolf.