In Western culture, a man with long hair has often been thought of as a hippie, an anomaly in society who goes against the grain and to the beat of his own drum. In Native American culture, long hair…
Continue readingFor centuries Native Americans of the Southwest have cultivated their rich artistic traditions. Techniques have been honed and refined, practiced and passed down. Crafts conceived as utilitarian necessities have blossomed into extraordinary forms of creative expression. Today, Navajo pitch baskets…
Continue readingBeneath everything that separates those in different cultures are common circumstances that every human being faces. One of the most significant aspects of our existence is the mystery behind where we came from and where we will go when our time…
Continue readingCreation myths and stories play a large part in cultures across the planet. Of all the questions we as a human race have, one looms large above all others—where did it all come from? It’s interesting to study how different…
Continue readingEvery culture has its own way, however formal it may be, of initiating young people into society. For the Hopi people, Katsinam play a large role in all the important traditions. The Bean Dance, or Powamuya, coming up later…
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