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	Jacqueline Olivia Pina BellaOnline's Native American Editor

Approaching The Fifth World
According to ancient Hopi prophecy, we are nearing the end of the Fourth World and are quickly approaching the Fifth World.

Hopi Annual Ceremonies
Each year the Hopi Peoples of the area of the Four Corners in the southwest of the USA, perform nine religious ceremonies that are ancient rituals, strange and seemingly barbaric to modern society.

Hopi Kachina Carving
Kachina dolls (Katsina, from the Second Mesa language dialect), are symbolic carvings of a real Katsina (spirit being). The dolls are carved by the Katsinam according to traditional Hopi culture. The Katsinam are the ancient spiritual beings who represent all living things (animal, plant and man).

Hopi Kachinas, Tradition And History
A short history and traditions of the Hopi Kachina dolls (Katsina).