a power point to support my lesson on using kachina dolls to inspire 3rd graders through the culture and art of South Western Native American.

1. Kachina Dolls
Kachinas exist in western Pueblo culture. The western Pueblo cultures include Hopi, Zuni,
Tewa Village ( on the Hopi Reservation), Acoma Pueblo, and Laguna Pueblo. In Hopi, the
word "qatsina" means literally "life bringer", and can be anything that exists in the natural
world or cosmos. A kachina can be anything from an element (like water), to a quality (like
beauty), to a natural phenomenon (like a hurricane), to a concept (like a love). Among other
uses, the kachinas represent historical events and things in nature, and are used to educate
children in the ways of life.

7. There are more than 400 different kachinas in Hopi and Pueblo culture. The
kachinas assist the Indians in their every day lives and commonly are carved
from cottonwood in the form of various animals such as wolves, owls, and deer.

8. Among the Hopi, kachina dolls are traditionally carved by the uncles and given to young girls at the
Bean Dance (Spring Bean Planting Ceremony) and Home Dance Ceremony in the summer. The
function of the dolls is to introduce children to some of the many kachinas. In Hopi the word is often
used to represent the spiritual beings themselves, the dolls, and the people who dress as kachinas for
ceremonial dances, which are understood to all embody aspects of the same belief system.