With wedding season upon us, look to the Native American wedding vase ceremony for inspiration for your upcoming nuptials or for a beautiful and thoughtful wedding gift. The Native American wedding vase tradition has been followed by tribes in the…
Continue readingThe Clown, called Koshare, is known by many names in Hopi tradition. One of the less serious of the Katsinam, he is often depicted with a watermelon to illustrate his gluttony. An amusing figure known for overdoing it, Koshare behaves…
Continue readingEvery spiritual path has its protectors. The Puebloan belief system employs Katsinam to act as guards during ceremonies and as guides for mankind. Dolls and figurines have always played a sacred role in spiritual and cultural ritual and ceremony….
Continue readingMay is Hakitonmuya, the period for planting beans, squash, and melons outside and waiting for warmer weather to plant corn. It’s a time of growth and rebirth for mother earth. Hakionmuya is called “the waiting period,” the period of waiting…
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In traditional Native American culture, one of the most revered objects is the medicine bag (or bundle). Seen in most tribes, the medicine bag is used in precise rituals for various purposes. The keeper of each tribe’s medicine bag is…
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