Learning about Native American artifacts can be a fun and exciting experience. Artifacts can help us to better understand Native American ways of life. Each artifact has a fascinating history and cultural purpose. While some items can be easy to…
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Distinctive, visually appealing shields are among many useful and beautiful items crafted by Native American people over the past hundreds or even thousands of years. Ancient shields are far rarer than pottery and stone artifacts due to the deterioration of…
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The Katsinam The Hopi and other Puebloan Katsinam are represented in three ways. Katsinam are sacred spirits of the natural world. They are impersonated by masked male dancers called Katsinam and carved into the katsintithu dolls that carry their images….
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The Blue Star Katsina prophecy is a Hopi revelation about the coming end of civilization on Earth. The prophecy describes a heavenly being called the Blue Star whose arrival on Earth will signal the beginning of the end times. The…
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Ants are small but mighty creatures. These diligent insects are important figures in Native American folklore and mythology; the ant is a familiar apparition in legends like the Hopi story about the world’s first end or Cahuilla’s creation myth. Ants…
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