Team Two:
Pueblo/Hopi Ceremonies (the significance of  colors, stars, animals, vegetation, and other sign systems; the four directions; the role of language, stories, images, etc in ceremonies; Navajo sand painting; kiowa hoop dancing; healing ceremonies) Sources to check out on these topics (the name of the presenter is in square brackets after the title--ask him or her for more details).

[Melissa]

Parsons, Elise Clews.  Pueblo Indian Religion.  Vol.2.  Chigao, Il:  University of Chcago Press, 1939.  2 vols. [Kate Hanson]

Written from a first-person point of view, Parsons relays her experiences with many different tribes of Pueblo Indians, especially the ceremonies performed by their people during certain social times and religious celebrations.  War, healing, initiation, weather, harvest, and sport-oriented ceremonies are just a few of the many ceremonies employed by Native American tribes as part of their religious beliefs.  Parsons takes the reader through these ceremonies personally, as she compares and contrasts the ceremonies of the various tribes she observed.  A clearer picture is created for the reader through Parson's descriptions of the tribes and their ceremonies, which helps the reader to visualize these proceedings.
 
Wright, Barton.  "Introduction,"  Pueblo Cultures.  New York:  Leiden E. J. Brill, 1986. 1-22.
[Alix]
This article is an attempt to dispell any misnomers about Pueblo Culture that one may have.  Wright describes  the tools used in Pueblo ceremonies and explains their significance.  He mentions the importance and the role of the kiva, the kachinas, the clowns, the cloud people, nature, and witches.  Wright even offers a brief description of what occurs during a ceremony.

[Robin]