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A Tewa Indian from a neighboring pueblo to Ohkay Owingeh told us that the old San Juan Pueblo celebrates so few Katsina dances that very little is known anymore about their katsinas and clowns.  He thought this might be a representation of a clan from the pueblo, particularly of the Summer People's pumpkin group.  In the Northern New Mexico Pueblos, the society is made up of two moieties-the Winter People and the Summer People.  Each moiety is headed by a chief.  The Summer Chief is the authority from February to September and the Winter Chief is in charge the remainder of the year. 

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