Puha Po to Kavaicuwac: a Southern Paiute Pilgrimage in Southern Utah
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For many cultural groups around the world the act of pilgrimageserves as a ceremonial way of acquiring knowledge andenlightenment. For the Southern Paiutes of the AmericanSouthwest, since time immemorial the religious have used theact of pilgrimage for the purpose of gaining knowledge. SomeSouthern Paiute religious leaders would travel to a place knownas Milk Mountain or Kavaicuwac, a large volcanic peak that risesabove large Navajo sandstone ridges in South-eastern Utah. Thepilgrimage to Kavaicuwac involves visiting and interacting witha series of places along the 30-mile trail. In order to conductceremonies at Kavaicuwac, pilgrims, or Puhahivats, followed atrail that started near their home communities and ended at thetop of Kavaicuwac. This analysis provides a discussion of placesvisited during the pilgrimage and ways in which the Kaibab Bandof Paiute Indians have taken steps to protect and preserve thistrail for future generations of Southern Paiute people.
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For many cultural groups around the world the act of pilgrimageserves as a ceremonial way of acquiring knowledge andenlightenment. For the Southern Paiutes of the AmericanSouthwest, since time immemorial the religious have used theact of pilgrimage for the purpose of gaining knowledge. SomeSouthern Paiute religious leaders would travel to a place knownas Milk Mountain or Kavaicuwac, a large volcanic peak that risesabove large Navajo sandstone ridges in South-eastern Utah. Thepilgrimage to Kavaicuwac involves visiting and interacting witha series of places along the 30-mile trail. In order to conductceremonies at Kavaicuwac, pilgrims, or Puhahivats, followed atrail that started near their home communities and ended at thetop of Kavaicuwac. This analysis provides a discussion of placesvisited during the pilgrimage and ways in which the Kaibab Bandof Paiute Indians have taken steps to protect and preserve thistrail for future generations of Southern Paiute people.
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