The Kachina Tradition (Zuni)
In Zuni tradition, the Kachinas (Kâkâ) originated from the search for itiwana, the Middle Place. The priest Ka'wimosa sent his sons in different directions to find the center of the world. Kiaklo went north, the Ánahoho áchi went south, and Síweluhsiwa and Síwiluhsitsa went east, where they had ten children from an incestuous union — the first Koyemshi (Mudheads), sacred clowns who speak idocies yet utter prophecies. Meanwhile, the Zuni divided into groups led by the Beloved Twins. Children who fell into the river during a crossing became lizards, frogs, turtles, and newts — the lost Little On