[DOC] [TLE] The history and culture of the Southwest Indians - Indians.org [PAR] There are many American Indian tribes native to the Southwest of the United ... 
My Indian Ancestry ... The dolls were decorated with masks and costumes to 
represent the Kachina spirits. These dolls help children of the tribe learn tribal 
ceremonies. ... After hand weaving the baskets, the Southwest Indians decorate 
them with... [DOC] [TLE] Hopi Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Indian Stories) [PAR] We have indexed our Native American folklore section by tribe to make them 
easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by 
American... [DOC] [TLE] Kachina - Wikipedia [PAR] A kachina is a spirit being in western Pueblo religious beliefs. The western 
Pueblo, Native American cultures located in the southwestern ... There are more 
than 400 different kachinas in Hopi and Pueblo culture. ... Wooden carvings of 
these spirits are also made to give to the children to help them identify the many 
kachinas... [DOC] [TLE] Hopi - Wikipedia [PAR] The Hopi are a Native American tribe, who primarily live on the 2,531.773 sq mi (
6,557.26 km2) Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. As of 2010, there were 
19,327 Hopi in the United States, according to the ... Hopi History[edit]. The Hopi 
are one of many Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. [DOC] [TLE] NATIVE AMERICANS or AMERICAN INDIANS [PAR] These Indians moved about the plains following the herds. They also ... After 
Spanish settlers in the southwest brought horses to America , the Plains Indians 
became famous as expert hunters. ... Pueblo children learned about kachinas 
from their kachina dolls. The kachinas were mythical ancestors of the Pueblo 
people. [DOC] [TLE] kachina | North American Indian religion | Britannica.com [PAR] These wooden dolls are used to teach the identities of the kachinas and the ... 
and danced until someone made fun of their peculiar faces and insulted them. ... 
Native American Hopi artists carve kachina dolls, representing spirits of 
ancestors. Children learn about ... They were the mythical ancestors of the 
Pueblo peoples. [DOC] [TLE] kachina doll | North American Indian religion | Britannica.com [PAR] Native American Hopi artists carve kachina dolls, representing spirits of 
ancestors. ... object, is played with by children as a means to learn the myths of 
their culture. ... The most active sculptural work in the Southwest is reflected in the 
carved and ... These wooden dolls are used to teach the identities of the kachinas 
and the... [DOC] [TLE] Plains Indian | people | Britannica.com [PAR] Member of any of the Native American peoples inhabiting the Great Plains of the 
... Six distinct American Indian language families or stocks were represented in 
the ... hamlets along the Missouri River and its tributaries; from north to south 
these ..... the mother's line and back to a common female ancestor, a Hidatsa 
child had... [DOC] [TLE] Hopi - Crystalinks [PAR] Their ancestors, the Anasazi, appear to have been related to the Aztecs of ... A 
linguistic map would represent the Hopi as an isolated people surrounded by 
alien ... The Southwest Indians were the most skilled in making baskets. ... They 
were given to children to teach them to identify the different parts of Kachina dolls
, and... [DOC] [TLE] Kachina Dolls - American Indian Originals [PAR] Shop and learn about the development and religious meaning of kachina ... 
Native Americans, in addition to the southwestern tribes, utilize kachina dolls to a 
lesser ... Southwest, the rain deity kachina is a spirit who is responsible for their 
survival. ... with fur, bird feathers, turquoise and other natural elements to make 
them... [DOC] [TLE] Pueblos - History, Modern era, New mexico, Arizona, Texas ... [PAR] The pueblo tribes represent several distantly related language families and 
dialects, ... Most Indians in the Southwest did not become U.S. citizens until the 
Indian ... The Pueblo peoples in these states and their modern tribal governments 
follow. .... With the arrival of the Spanish, Pueblos also learned the Spanish 
language. [DOC] [TLE] Hopi Indians, Native American Indian, Southwest American Indian ... [PAR] beyond the sky were dimensional portals or sky holes as they called them . ...

Question: Southwestern Indian children learned about their mythical ancestors from these dolls that represented them
Answer: Kachina Dolls