For centuries, Indigenous peoples across North America have passed down powerful prophecies that speak of balance, renewal, ...

For the Hopi of Northern Arizona, farming and gardening provide not only sustenance but are fundamental sources of tradition and culture. Archeological records suggest the Hopi began their ...

White folks are allowed to attend some kachina dances on the Hopi reservation, but they are expected to remain quietly in the back and refrain from photographing the proceedings. When novelist Shannon ...

For the first festival hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian, the Hopi people shared artist demonstrations, history presentations, and performances of music and dance. In this segment, ...

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A dance group from the Hopi Tribe of Arizona will perform Friday and Saturday. Members of the Honanie Family dance group will perform at noon, Friday, June 3, 2022, at the Yakama Nation Cultural ...

To the Hopi, kachinas are spirit-beings associated with rain, corn, animals and other elements critical to life in the desert. Dolls of the same name are crafted for children — not as toys, but as ...

The Lomayestewa family of Shungopovi Village in Second Mesa, Arizona, will perform traditional Hopi dances at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. July 1-2 at the Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and ...

Arizona’s professional hockey franchise, the Coyotes, could be in the throes of an ancient Indian curse. The club has recently announced plans to expand the use of its kachina logo, a move that has ...

Marc Simmons Among the Pueblos of the Southwest, supernatural rain-bringers known as kachinas have long been at the heart of their religion. Masked dancers, impersonating various kachina figures, ...

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