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25 Feb 13
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Social organization is in clans and lineages. Descent is matrilineal, and women own the houses. Marriage is monogamous and must be to someone outside the clan or group of related clans; divorce can occur at will. Although nominally Christianized, all Pueblo maintainósome to a great extentótheir ancient beliefs. The principal ceremonies, arranged by the secret societies that use the kivas, are held between crop seasons and consist of prayers and thanksgivings for rain and good crops. Particularly among the western Pueblo, ancestral and other benevolent spirits called kachinas are revered as bringers of rain and social good. Their spirits are believed to possess the masked dancers who impersonate them in rituals, and dolls depicting them are given to children. Some of the eastern Pueblos divide their villages into Summer and Winter People, who alternate responsibility for rituals. See: Snake Dance.
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27 Jan 12
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Tanoan languages
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Cochiti
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Acoma
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and Zia,
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San Felipe
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Santo Domingo
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Santa Ana
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Laguna
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