Editing Kachina (section)

==Hopi kachinas==
In many ways the Kachina rites are the most important ceremonial observances in the Hopi religious calendar. Within [[Hopi religion]], the kachinas are said to live on the [[San Francisco Peaks]] near [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]. To the Hopis, kachinas are supernatural beings who visit the villages to help the Hopis with everyday activities and act as a link between gods and mortals.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dockstader|first1=Frederick J.|title=The Kachina and the White Man: a study of the influences of White culture on the Hopi kachina cult|date=1954|publisher=Cransbrook Institute of Science|location=Bloomsfield Hills, Mich.|page=9}}</ref>

According to Susanne and Jake Page, the ''katsinam'' are "the spirits of all things in the universe, of rocks, stars, animals, plants, and ancestors who have lived good lives."{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

The first ceremony of the year, the ''Powamu'', occurs in February and is associated with the bean planting, the growing season, and coming of age. The last katsina ceremony, ''Niman'', occurs in July and is associated with the harvest, after which the katsinam return to their home in the San Francisco Peaks.

[[Hopi kachina dolls]], ''tihü'', are ceremonial objects with religious meaning. Hopi carvers alter these, removing their religious meaning, to meet the demand for decorative commercial objects sought by non-Hopi.<ref name="bp">{{cite book |last1=Pritzker |first1=Barry |title=The Hopi |date=2011 |publisher=Chelsea House |location=New York |isbn=9781604137989 |pages=26–33}}</ref>

===Wuya===
The most important Hopi kachinas are known as ''wuya''. In Hopi, the term ''wuya'' often refers to the spiritual beings themselves (said to be connected with the [[Fifth World (mythology)|Fifth World]], Taalawsohu), the dolls, or the people who dress as kachinas for ceremonial dances. These are all understood to embody all aspects of the same belief system. Some of the wuyas include:
[[File:Hopi Pueblo (Native American). Kachina Doll (Pahlikmana), late 19th century.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Hopi]] Pueblo (Native American). ''Kachina Doll'' (Pahlikmana), late 19th century. [[Brooklyn Museum]]]]
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* [[Ahöla]]
* [[Ahöl Mana|Ahöl Maana]]
* [[Aholi]]
* [[Ahul]]
* [[Ahulani]]
* [[Akush]]
* [[Alosaka]]
* [[Angak]]
* [[Angwushahai-i]]
* [[Angwusnasomtaka]]
* [[Eototo]]
* [[Hahay-i Wuhti]]
* [[He-e-e]]
* [[Horo or Yohozro Wuhti]]
* [[Hú|Hu]]
* [[Huruing Wuhti]]
* Kalavi
* [[Kaletaka]]
* [[Ketowa Visena]]
* [[Kötsav]]
* [[Kököle]]
* [[Kokopelli]]
* [[Kokosori]]
* [[Kokyang Wuhti]]
* Koshari or [[Pueblo clown|Koyaala]]
* [[Kwasai Taka]]
* [[Lemowa]]
* [[Masau'u]]
* [[Mastop (wuya)|Mastop]]
* [[Maswik]]
* [[Mong (kachina)|Mong]]
* [[Muyingwa]]
* [[Nakiatsop]]
* [[Nataska]]
* [[Ongtsomo]]
* [[Pahlikmana]] or [[Polik-mana]]
* [[Patsava Hú]]
* [[Patung]]
* [[Pöqangwhoya]]
* [[Pohaha]] or [[Pahana]]
* [[Saviki]]
* [[Shalako Taka]]
* [[Shalako Mana]]
* [[Söhönasomtaka]]
* [[Soyal]]
* [[Tanik'tsina]]
* [[Tawa (kachina)|Tawa]]
* [[Tiwenu]]
* [[Toho (kachina)|Toho]]
* [[Tokoch]]
* [[Chaveyo|Tsaveyo]]
* [[Tsa'kwayna]]
* [[Tsimon Maana]]
* [[Tsitot]]
* [[Tsiwap]]
* [[Tsowilawu]]
* [[Tukwinong]]
* [[Tukwinong Mana]]
* [[Tumas (wuya)|Tumas]]
* [[Tumuala]]
* [[Tungwup]]
* [[Ursisimu]]
* [[We-u-u]]
* [[Wiharu]]
* [[Wukoqala]]
* [[Wupa-ala]]
* [[Wupamo]]
* [[Wuyak-kuyta]]
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[[File:Grand Canyon Indians.png|thumbnail|right|Map of [[Native American tribes in Arizona]]—located in the [[Grand Canyon]] and Northern [[Arizona]] regions]]