Description
Ancestor veneration is very much part of many Native American cultures, as we see today in Day of the Dead celebrations and alters. In the Mimbres culture of southwest New Mexico (ca. A.D. 950-1130), the ancestors or katsinas were present in their daily lives and were attributed to good health, and, most importantly, bringing rain. Join Dr. Harry Shafer, Curator of Archeology, as he discusses the many ways various cultures honor their ancestors, in the past and today.
