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You can look back at the old Mimbres pottery, at petroglyphs and rock art...there is that presence there...people are aware of where they came from and they are leaving images for other people to see. Gail Bird, Laguna PuebloWe perform the Snake Dance for rain to fall to water the earth, that planted things may ripen and grow large; that the male element of Above, the Yei, may impregnate the female earth virgin, Naasun. Hopi man, 16th centuryOur art is not a separate entity. It is a univeral gesture of prayer...And it harmonizes with the _expression of life...Art is always there. There is always something done, something woven, something painted, something sculpted. Jose Rey Toledo, Jemez PuebloA katsinacan be an ancestor spirit, or it can be the spirit of an animal or a plant or anything that is beneficial to the Hopi...We even have a dog katsina: dogs help the Hopi hunt. And then a katsina can be just an abstract thing. You don't know the meaning behind it -- all you know is that it will perform for you, it brings rain, it carries messages back to whoever is making rain. Michael Lomatuway'ma, HopiSome observers have said that the Pueblo "dance all the year round." This may be true, and was more the case in the past, since their ceremonial calendar covers the whole year. Through dance and song one can realize a sense of rebirth and rejuvenation. Joe S. Sando, Jemez PuebloWhen the Spanish arrived in New Mexico, they established their first capital in San Juan Pueblo. It was clear that this group of invaders was different from Coronado's expedition. They brought their families, mission supplies, wheat seed, fruit trees, and thousands of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and chickens. The Spanish were here to stay. Conroy Chino, Acoma Pueblo

Blessings As Always ELLY (SunniD N MistyLeaf)

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