Cultural Communities / Countries of Origin: Hopi

Greetings! My name is Homer Marks Jr. I am a carver/artist of Native American ancestry that is tied to the Hopi Tribe (Roadrunner & Greasewood clan) & the Tohono O’odham Tribe. I reside in a very small community 25 miles south of Sells, Arizona, located on the Tohono O’odham reservation with my family. I am … Read more

Earl Dino Patterson Jr. (Sunaweuma) is Hopi and Navajo from Hotevilla (Third Mesa) in northeastern Arizona from the Hopi reservation. His clan is Roadrunner and Greasewood from the Hopi tribe. He was taught to carve Hopi Katsina dolls by his brother and brother-in-law. Earl has been carving for over 20 years. The word Katsina means … Read more