The Hopi are a
Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the
Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in north-eastern Arizona, United States. The site has ...
in northeastern
Arizona, United States. As of the
2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country.
The Hopi Tribe is a
sovereign
''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'.
The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...
nation within the United States and has government-to-government relations with the United States federal government. Particular villages retain autonomy under the Hopi Constitution and Bylaws. The
Hopi language
Hopi (Hopi: ) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi people (a Puebloan group) of northeastern Arizona, United States.
The use of Hopi has gradually declined over the course of the 20th century. In 1990, it was estimated that more than 5,0 ...
is one of 30 in the
Uto-Aztecan language family. The majority of Hopi people are enrolled in the Hopi Tribe of Arizona but some are enrolled in the
Colorado River Indian Tribes. The
Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in north-eastern Arizona, United States. The site has ...
covers a land area of .
The Hopi encountered Spaniards in the 16th century, and are historically referred to as
Pueblo people, because they lived in villages (''pueblos'' in the Spanish language). The Hopi are thought to be descended from the
Ancestral Puebloans
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, a ...
(
Hopi
The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...
: ''Hisatsinom''), who constructed large apartment-house complexes and had an advanced culture that spanned the present-day
Four Corners
The Four Corners is a region of the Southwestern United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico. The Four Corners area ...
region of the United States, comprising southeastern
Utah, northeastern
Arizona, northwestern
New Mexico, and southwestern
Colorado.
["Ancestral Pueblo culture."]
''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' Retrieved 4 June 2012. The Ancient Pueblans lived along the
Mogollon Rim, especially from the 12th–14th century, after which time their cultures seemed to have disappeared, but are thought to have contributed to modern Hopi and Pueblo communities.
The primary meaning of the word "Hopi" is "behaving one, one who is mannered, civilized, peaceable, polite, who adheres to the Hopi Way."
Some sources contrast this to other warring tribes that subsist on plunder.
[Connelly, John C., "Hopi Social Organization." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., ''Southwest'', vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., ''Handbook of North American Indians'', Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 539–53, p. 551]
''Hopi'' is a concept deeply rooted in the culture's religion, spirituality, and its view of morality and ethics. To be Hopi is to strive toward this concept, which involves a state of total reverence for all things, peace with these things, and life in accordance with the instructions of ''
Maasaw
The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology i ...
'', the Creator or Caretaker of Earth. The Hopi observe their traditional ceremonies for the benefit of the entire world.
Traditionally, Hopi are organized into
matrilineal clans. Children are born into the clan of their mother. Clans extend across all villages. Children are named by the women of the father's clan. After the child is introduced to the Sun, the women of the paternal clan gather, and name the child in honor of the father's clan. Children can be given over 40 names. The village members decide the common name. Current practice is to use a non-Hopi or English name or the parent's chosen Hopi name. A person may also change the name upon initiation to traditional religious societies, or a major life event.
Prehistoric architecture dictates how social structures influence the creation of homes before European contact. Many Hopi homes were created with
Pueblo influence as well. Archeological digs have uncovered various room structures reflecting social practices during this period. During the 1970s, a group of archeologists assembled a few basic types of rooms used in prehistoric Hopi life: living rooms, storage rooms, and religious/ ceremonial rooms (
see kivas); each of these rooms allowed for the Hopi to hold ceremonies, cook, and even forge hunting equipment.
The Hopi have always viewed their land as sacred, seeing themselves as caretakers of the land that they inherited from their ancestors. They did not conceive of bounding or dividing land. Agriculture is very important, and villages are now located atop mesas in northern
Arizona. The Hopi originally settled near the foot of the mesas but in the course of the 17th century moved to the mesa tops for protection from the Utes, Apaches, and Spanish.
On December 16, 1882,
President Chester A. Arthur passed an executive order creating a reservation for the Hopi. It was smaller than the surrounding land that was annexed by the
Navajo reservation, which is the largest in the country.
On October 24, 1936, the Hopi people ratified a Constitution, creating a
unicameral government where all powers are vested in a
Tribal Council. The powers of the executive branch (chairman and vice chairman) and judicial branch, are limited. The traditional powers and authority of the Hopi Villages were preserved in the 1936 Constitution.
[Justin B. Richland, Arguing With Tradition, (University of Chicago Press, 2004) 35.]
As of 2005 the Hopi Reservation is entirely surrounded by the much larger
Navajo Reservation. As the result of land disputes from 1940 to 1970 or earlier, the two nations used to share the government designated ''
Navajo–Hopi Joint Use Area'', but this continued to be a source of conflict. The partition of this area, commonly known as
Big Mountain, by Acts of Congress in 1974 and 1996, but as of 2008 has also resulted in long-term controversy.
Oraibi
Old
Oraibi is one of four original Hopi villages, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited villages within the territory of the United States. In the 1540s the village was recorded as having 1,500– 3,000 residents.
[Whiteley, Peter M. ''Deliberate Acts'', Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1988: 14–86.]
Early European contact, 1540–1680
The first recorded
European contact with the Hopi was by the
Spanish in A.D 1540. Spanish General
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
went to North America to explore the land. While at the
Zuni villages, he learned of the Hopi tribe. Coronado dispatched Pedro de Tovar and other members of their party to find the Hopi villages.
[Brew, J.O. "Hopi Prehistory and History to 1850." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., ''Southwest'', vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., ''Handbook of North American Indians'', Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 514–523.] The Spanish wrote that the first Hopi village they visited was ''
Awatovi''. They noted that there were about 16,000 Hopi and Zuni people.
A few years later, the Spanish explorer
García López de Cárdenas investigated the
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.
The length of the Rio G ...
and met the Hopi. They warmly entertained Cardenas and his men and directed him on his journey.
In 1582–1583 the Hopi were visited by
Antonio de Espejo’s expedition. He noted that there were five Hopi villages and around 12,000 Hopi people.
During that period the Spanish explored and colonized the southwestern region of the New World, but never sent many forces or settlers to the Hopi country.
Their visits to the Hopi were random and spread out over many years. Many times the visits were from military explorations.
The Spanish colonized near the Rio Grande and, because the Hopi did not live near rivers that gave access to the Rio Grande, the Spanish never left any troops on their land.
[Clemmer, Richard O. ''Roads in the Sky'', Boulder, Colorado.: Westview Press, Inc., 1995: 30–90.] The Spanish were accompanied by
missionaries
A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...
,
Catholic friars. Beginning in 1629, with the arrival of 30 friars in Hopi country, the Franciscan Period started. The Franciscans had missionaries assigned and built a church at Awatovi.
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
Spanish Roman Catholic priests were only marginally successful in converting the Hopi and persecuted them for adhering to Hopi religious practices. The Spanish occupiers enslaved the Hopi populace, forcing them to labor and hand over goods and crops. Spanish oppression and attempts to convert the Hopi caused the Hopi over time to become increasingly intolerant towards their occupiers.
The documentary record shows evidence of Spanish abuses. In 1655, a Franciscan priest by the name of Salvador de Guerra beat to death a Hopi man named Juan Cuna. As punishment, Guerra was removed from his post on the Hopi mesas and sent to Mexico City. In 1656, a young Hopi man by the name of Juan Suñi was sent to Santa Fe as an indentured servant because he impersonated the resident priest Alonso de Posada at Awatovi, an act believed to have been carried out in the spirit of Hopi clowning. During the period of Franciscan missionary presence (1629-1680), the only significant conversions took place at the pueblo of
Awatovi.
In the 1670s, the Rio Grande
Pueblo Indians put forward the suggestion to revolt in 1680 and garnered Hopi support.
The Pueblo Revolt was the first time that diverse Pueblo groups had worked in unison to drive out the Spanish colonists. In the Burning of Awatovi, Spanish soldiers, local Catholic Church missionaries, friars, and priests were all put to death, and the churches and mission buildings were dismantled stone by stone. It took two decades for the Spanish to reassert their control over the Rio Grande Pueblos but the Catholic Inquisition never made it back to Hopiland. In 1700, the Spanish friars had begun rebuilding a smaller church at Awatovi. During the winter of 1700–01, teams of men from the other Hopi villages sacked
Awatovi at the request of the village chief, killed all the men of the village, and removed the women and children to other Hopi villages, then completely destroyed the village and burned it to the ground. Thereafter, despite intermittent attempts during the 18th century, the Spanish never re-established a presence in Hopi country.
Hopi-U.S relations, 1849–1946
In 1849,
James S. Calhoun was appointed official
Indian agent of
Indian Affairs for the Southwest Territory of the U.S. He had headquarters in
Santa Fe and was responsible for all of the Indian residents of the area. The first formal meeting between the Hopi and the U.S government occurred in 1850 when seven Hopi leaders made the trip to Santa Fe to meet with Calhoun. They wanted the government to provide protection against the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
, an
Apachean-language tribe, but distinct from other Apache. At this time, the Hopi leader was ''Nakwaiyamtewa''.
The US established
Fort Defiance in 1851 in
Arizona, and placed troops in Navajo country to deal with their threats to the Hopi. General James J. Carleton, with the assistance of
Kit Carson, was assigned to travel through the area. They "captured" the Navajo natives and forced them to the fort. As a result of the
Long Walk of the Navajo, the Hopi enjoyed a short period of peace.
[Dockstader, Frederick J. "Hopi History, 1850–1940." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., Southwest, vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., ''Handbook of North American Indians''. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 524–532.]
In 1847,
Mormons
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...
settled in
Utah and tried to convert the Indians to Mormonism.
Jacob Hamblin, a Mormon missionary, first made a trip into Hopi country in 1858. He was on good terms with the Hopi Indians, and in 1875 an
LDS Church was built on Hopi land.
Education
In 1875, the English trader Thomas Keam escorted Hopi leaders to meet President
Chester A. Arthur in
Washington D.C. ''Loololma,'' village chief of
Oraibi at the time, was very impressed with Washington.
In 1887, a federal boarding school was established at
Keams Canyon for Hopi children.
The Oraibi people did not support the school and refused to send their children from their villages. The Keams Canyon School was organized to teach the Hopi youth the ways of European-American civilization. It forced them to use English and give up their traditional ways.
The children were made to abandon their tribal identity and completely take on European-American culture. Children were forced to give up their traditional names, clothing and language. Boys, who were also forced to cut their long hair, were taught European farming and carpentry skills. Girls were taught ironing, sewing and "civilized" dining. The school also reinforced European-American religions. The
American Baptist Home Mission Society made students attend services every morning and religious teachings during the week. In 1890, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs Thomas Jefferson Morgan arrived in Hopi country with other government officials to review the progress of the new school. Seeing that few students were enrolled, they returned with federal troops who threatened to arrest the Hopi parents who refused to send their children to school, with Morgan forcibly taking children to fill the school.
Hopi land
Agriculture is an important part of Hopi culture, and their villages are spread out across the northern part of
Arizona. The Hopi and the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
did not have a conception of land being bounded and divided. The Hopi people had settled in permanent villages, while the nomadic Navajo people moved around the four corners. Both lived on the land that their ancestors did. On December 16, 1882,
President Chester A. Arthur issued an executive order creating a reservation for the Hopi. It was smaller than the
Navajo reservation, which was the largest in the country.
The
Hopi reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in north-eastern Arizona, United States. The site has ...
was originally a rectangle 55 by 70 miles (88.5 by 110 km) in the middle of the
Navajo Reservation, with their village lands taking about half of the land.
[Johansson, S. Ryan., and Preston, S.H. "Tribal Demography: The Hopi and Navaho Populations as Seen through Manuscripts from the 1900 U.S Census", ''Social Science History,'' Vol. 3, No. 1. Duke University Press, (1978): 1–33.] The reservation prevented encroachment by white settlers, but it did not protect the Hopis against the
Navajos.
The Hopi and the Navajo fought over land, and they had different models of sustainability, as the Navajo were sheepherders. Eventually the Hopi went before the Senate Committee of Interior and Insular Affairs to ask them to help provide a solution to the dispute. The tribes argued over approximately of land in northern Arizona. In 1887 the U.S government passed the
Dawes Allotment Act. The purpose was to divide up communal tribal land into individual allotments by household, to encourage a model of European-American style subsistence farming on individually owned family plots of or less. The Department of Interior would declare remaining land "surplus" to the tribe's needs and make it available for purchase by U.S citizens. For the Hopi, the Act would destroy their ability to farm, their main means of income. The
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and A ...
did not set up land allotments in the Southwest.
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. Accessed: November 13, 2009.
Oraibi split
The chief of the Oraibi, Lololoma, enthusiastically supported Hopi education, but his people were divided on this issue. Most of the village was conservative and refused to allow their children to attend school. These natives were referred to as "hostiles" because they opposed the American government and its attempts to force assimilation. The rest of the Oraibi were called "friendlies" because of their acceptance of white people and culture. The "hostiles" refused to let their children attend school. In 1893, the Oraibi Day School was opened in the Oraibi village. Although the school was in the village, traditional parents still refused to allow their children to attend. Frustrated with this, the US Government often resorted to intimidation and force in the form of imprisonment as a means of punishment.
In November 1894, Captain Frank Robinson and a group of soldiers were dispatched to enter the village and arrested eighteen of the Hopi resisters. Among those arrested were Habema (Heevi'ima) and Lomahongyoma. In the following days, they realized they had not captured all Hopi resisters and Sergeant Henry Henser was sent back to capture Potopa, a Hopi medicine man, known as "one of the most dangerous of resisters".
Eager to rid Orayvi of all resisters, government officials sent 19 Hopi men who they saw as troublesome to
Alcatraz Prison, where they stayed for a year.
The US Government thought they undermined the Hopi resistance, however this only intensified ill feelings of bitterness and resistance towards the government. When the Hopi prisoners were sent home, they claimed that government officials told them that they did not have to send their children to school, but when they returned, Indian agents denied that this was promised to them.
Another Oraibi leader, ''Lomahongyoma'', competed with ''Lololoma'' for village leadership. In 1906 the village split after a conflict between hostiles and friendlies. The conservative hostiles left and formed a new village, known as ''
Hotevilla
Hotevilla-Bacavi (Hopi: Hotvela-Paaqavi; also known as Third Mesa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation. The population was 957 at the 2010 census.
History
Hotevilla was first ...
''.
Hopi recognition
At the dawn of the 20th century, the U.S. government established day schools, missions, farming bureaus, and clinics on every Indian reservation. This policy required that every reservation set up its own police force, tribal courts, and appoint a leader who would represent their tribe to the U.S. government. In 1910 in the Census for Indians, the Hopi Tribe had a total of 2,000 members, which was the highest in 20 years. The
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
at this time had 22,500 members and have consistently increased in population. During the early years of this century, only about three percent of Hopis lived off the reservation.
In 1924 Congress officially declared
Native Americans to be U.S citizens with the
Indian Citizenship Act.
Under the
Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the "Indian ...
of 1934, the Hopi established a constitution to create their own tribal government, and in 1936 elected a Tribal Council.
The Preamble to the Hopi constitution states that they are a self-governing tribe, focused on working together for peace and agreements between villages in order to preserve the "good things of Hopi life." The constitution consists of 13 articles, addressing territory, membership, and organization of their government with
legislative,
executive and
judicial branches.
Hopi–Navajo land disputes
From the 1940s to the 1970s, the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
moved their settlements closer to Hopi land, causing the Hopi to raise the issue with the U.S government. This resulted in the establishment of "District 6" which placed a boundary around the Hopi villages on the first, second, and third mesas, thinning the reservation to .
In 1962 the courts issued the "Opinion, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Judgment," which stated that the U.S. government did not grant the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
any type of permission to reside on the
Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in north-eastern Arizona, United States. The site has ...
that was declared in 1882; and that the remaining Hopi land was to be shared with the Navajo, as the ''Navajo–Hopi Joint Use Area''.
From 1961 to 1964, the Hopi tribal council signed leases with the U.S government that allowed companies to explore and drill for oil, gas, and minerals in Hopi country. This drilling brought over three million dollars to the Hopi Tribe.
In 1974, The Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act was passed,(Public Law 93–531; 25 U.S.C. 640d et seq.), followed by the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996, settling some issues not resolved in 1974. The 1974 Act created the
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, which forced the relocation of any Hopi or Navajo living on the other's land. In 1992, the Hopi Reservation was increased to .
Today's Hopi Reservation is traversed by
Arizona State Route 264, a paved road that links the numerous Hopi villages.
Tribal government
On October 24, 1936, the Hopi people ratified a constitution. That constitution created a
unicameral government where all powers are vested in a Tribal Council. While there is an executive branch (tribal chairman and vice chairman) and judicial branch, their powers are limited under the Hopi Constitution. The traditional powers and authority of the Hopi villages was preserved in the 1936 constitution.
The Hopi tribe is federally recognized and headquartered in
Kykotsmovi, Arizona.
Tribal officers
The current tribal officers are:
* Chairman:
Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma
* Vice Chairman: Clark W. Tenakhongva
* Tribal Secretary: Theresa Lomakema
* Treasurer: Wilfred Gaseoma
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Alfonso Sakeva
Tribal council
Representatives to the council are selected either by a community election or by an appointment from the village kikmongwi, or leader. Each representative serves a two-year term. Representation on the Tribal Council as of December 2017 is as follows:
Village of Upper Moenkopi: Hubert Lewis Sr., Michael Elmer, Robert Charley, Philton Talahytewa Sr.
Village of Bacavi: Dwayne Secakuku, Clifford Quotsaquahu
Village of Kykotsmovi: David Talayumptewa, Phillip Quochytewa Sr., Danny Honanie, Herman G. Honanie
Village of Sipaulavi: Rosa Honanie,
Village of Mishongnovi: Emma Anderson, Craig Andrews, Pansy K. Edmo, Rolanda Yoyletsdewa
First Mesa Consolidated Villages: Albert T. Sinquah, Ivan Sidney Sr., Wallace Youvella Jr., Dale Sinquah
Currently, the villages of Shungopavi, Oraibi, Hotevilla, and Lower Moenkopi do not have a representative on council.
The Hopi Villages select council representatives, and may decline to send any representative. The declination has been approved by the Hopi Courts.
Tribal courts
The Hopi Tribal Government operates a Trial Court and Appellate Court in Keams Canyon. These courts operate under a Tribal Code, amended August 28, 2012.
Economic development
The Hopi tribe earns most of its income from natural resources. On the
Navajo Reservation, a significant amount of
coal is mined yearly from which the Hopi Tribe shares mineral royalty income.
Peabody Western Coal Company
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is one of the largest coal operations on Hopi land, with long-time permits for continued mining.
The tribe's 2010 operating budget was $21.8 million, and projected mining revenues for 2010 were $12.8 million.
Th
Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation(HTEDC) is the tribal enterprise charged with creating diverse, viable economic opportunities. The HEDC oversees the Hopi Cultural Center and Walpi Housing Management. Other HTEDC businesses include the Hopi Three Canyon Ranches, between Flagstaff and Winslow and the 26 Bar Ranch in
Eagar; Hopi Travel Plaza in
Holbrook; three commercial properties in Flagstaff; and the Days Inn Kokopelli in
Sedona.
Tourism is a source of income. The Moenkopi Developers Corporation, a non-profit entity owned by the Upper village of Moenkopi, opened the 100-roo
Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suitesin
Moenkopi, Arizona, near
Tuba City, Arizona. It is the second hotel on the reservation. It provides non-Hopi a venue for entertainment, lectures, and educational demonstrations, as well as tours and lodging. The project is expected to support 400 jobs. The village also operates the Tuvvi Travel Center in Moenkopi. The Tribally owned and operated
Hopi Cultural Center on Second Mesa includes gift shops, museums, a hotel, and a restaurant that serves Hopi dishes.
The Hopi people have repeatedly voted against
gambling casinos as an economic opportunity.
On November 30, 2017, in his last day as Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, Herman G. Honanie and Governor Doug Ducey signed the Hopi Tribe-State of Arizona Tribal Gaming Compact, a year after the Tribe approved entering into a compact with the State of Arizona. The historic agreement, which gives the Hopi Tribe the opportunity to operate or lease up to 900 Class III gaming machines, makes Hopi the 22nd and last Arizona tribe to sign a gaming compact with the State.
Culture
The ''Hopi Dictionary'' gives the primary meaning of the word "Hopi" as: "behaving one, one who is mannered, civilized, peaceable, polite, who adheres to the Hopi Way".
Some sources contrast this to other warring tribes that subsist on plunder,
considering their
autonym, ''Hopisinom'' to mean "The Peaceful People" or "Peaceful Little Ones".
However, Malotki maintains that "neither the notion 'peaceful' nor the idea 'little' are semantic ingredients of the term".
According to Barry Pritzker, "...many Hopi feel an intimate and immediate connection with their past. Indeed, for many Hopi, time does not proceed in a straight line, as most people understand it. Rather, the past may be past and present more or less simultaneously.". In the present Fourth World, the Hopi worship Masauwu, who admonished them to "always remember their gods and to live in the correct way". The village leader, ''kikmongwi'', "promoted civic virtue and proper behavior".
Traditionally, Hopi are organized into
matrilineal clans. When a man marries, the children from the relationship are members of his wife's clan. These clan organizations extend across all villages. Children are named by the women of the father's clan. On the 20th day of a baby's life, the women of the paternal clan gather, each woman bringing a name and a gift for the child. In some cases where many relatives would attend, a child could be given over 40 names, for example. The child's parents generally decide the name to be used from these names. Current practice is to either use a non-Hopi or English name or the parent's chosen Hopi name. A person may also change the name upon initiation into one of the religious societies, such as the
Kachina society, or with a major life event.
The Hopi practice a complete cycle of traditional ceremonies although not all villages retain or had the complete ceremonial cycle. These ceremonies take place according to the
lunar calendar and are observed in each of the Hopi villages. Like other Native American groups, the Hopi have been influenced by Christianity and the missionary work of several Christian denominations. Few have converted enough to Christianity to drop their traditional religious practices.
The most widely publicised of Hopi Kachina rites is the "Snake Dance", an annual event during which the performers danced while handling live snakes.
Traditionally the Hopi are micro or subsistence farmers. The Hopi also are part of the wider cash economy; a significant number of Hopi have mainstream jobs; others earn a living by creating Hopi art, notably the carving of Kachina dolls, the crafting of earthenware ceramics, and the design and production of fine jewelry, especially sterling silver.
The Hopi collect and dry a native perennial plant called
Thelesperma megapotamicum, known by the common name Hopi tea, and use it to make an
herbal tea, as a medicinal remedy and a yellow dye.
Albinism
The Hopi have a high rate of
albinism. Primarily in Second Mesa and west villages towards Hotevilla—about 1 in 200 individuals.
Notable Hopi people
*
Thomas Banyacya (ca. 1909–1999), Interpreter and spokesman for traditional Hopi leaders
*
Neil David Sr. (born 1944), painter, illustrator, and kachina doll carver
*
Dan Evehema (born circa 1893 - 1999), traditional Hopi leader and author
*
Jean Fredericks
Jean Fredericks (1906–1990) was a Hopi photographer. He grew up in Old Oraibi, Arizona, a village located on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Ar ...
(1906–1990), Hopi photographer and former Tribal Council chairman
[Masayesva, Victor. ''Hopi Photographers, Hopi Images''. Tucson, AZ: Sun Tracks & University of Arizona Press, 1983: 42. .][Hoxie, Frederick. ''Encyclopedia of North American Indians''. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996: 480. ]
*
Iva Honyestewa
Iva Casuse Honwynum (also Iva Honyestewa and Iva Lee Honyestewa; born 1964) is a Hopi/Navajo artist, social activist, and cultural practitioner. A Native American, Honwynum is best known for her woven baskets and figurative sculpture. Honwynum's ...
, basket maker, food activist, educator
*
Diane Humetewa (born 1964), Appointed by President Obama to be a U.S. District Court Judge
*
Fred Kabotie (circa 1900–1986), painter and silversmith
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Michael Kabotie
Michael Kabotie, also known as Lomawywesa (September 3, 1942 – October 23, 2009) was a Hopi silversmith, painter, sculptor, and poet. He is known for his petroglyph and geometric imagery.
Background
Michael Kabotie was born September 3, 194 ...
(1942–2009), painter, sculptor, and silversmith
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Charles Loloma (1912–1991), jeweler, ceramic artist, and educator
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Linda Lomahaftewa, (born 1947) printmaker, painter, and educator
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David Monongye (birth date unknown), Hopi Native American traditional leader; Son of Yukiuma, keeper of the Fire Clan Tablets
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Helen Naha (1922–1993) potter
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Tyra Naha, potter
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Dan Namingha, (born 1950), Hopi-Tewa painter and sculptor
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Elva Nampeyo
Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985) (also known as Elva Tewaguna) was an American studio potter.
Biography
Elva Nampeyo was born 1926 in the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan atop Hopi First Mesa, Arizona
First Mesa ( Hopi: Wàlpi) is a census-designated place (CDP ...
, potter
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Fannie Nampeyo, potter
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Iris Nampeyo (
Nampeyo, Hopi, circa 1860–1942), potter
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Lori Piestewa (1979–2003), US Army Quartermaster Corps soldier killed in Iraq War
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Dextra Quotskuyva (born 1928), potter
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Emory Sekaquaptewa (1928–2007), Hopi leader, linguist, lexicon maker, commissioned officer of US Army (West Point graduate), jeweler, silversmith
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Phillip Sekaquaptewa (born 1956), jeweler, silversmith (nephew of Emory)
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Don C. Talayesva (ca. 1891–1985), autobiographer and traditionalist
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Lewis Tewanima (1888–1969), Olympic distance runner and silver medalist
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Tuvi (
Chief Tuba
Tuba (also Tuvi or Toova; c. 1810–1887) was a Hopi leader in the late 19th century. Tuba was the headman of the small Hopi village of Moencopi, roughly fifty miles west of the main villages on the Hopi mesas. However, he apparently was an ...
) (circa 1810–1887), first Hopi convert to Mormonism after whom Tuba City, Arizona, was named
Gallery
File:HopiWomensDance.1879.ws.jpg, ''Hopi Women's Dance,'' 1879, Oraibi, Arizona, photo by John K. Hillers
File:HopiPueblo.1879.ws.jpg, ''Dancer's Rock,'' 1879, Walpi, Arizona, photo by John K. Hillers
File:Walpi arizona.jpg, Traditional Hopi village of Walpi, 1941, photo by Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advoca ...
File:Cliff perched homes, Hopi.jpg, Traditional Hopi homes, c. 1906, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:AHopiBasketWeaver2.1910.ws.jpg, Hopi Basket Weaver c. 1900, photo by Henry Peabody
File:Hopi basketweaver.jpg, Hopi Basket Weaver
File:Hopi Angel.png, Hopi girl, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:NampeyoHopiEndHerWork.1900.ws.jpg, Iris Nampeyo, world-famous Hopi ceramist
Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take forms including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is one of the visual arts. Whil ...
, with her work, c. 1900, photo by Henry Peabody
File:Hopi walpi.jpg, Hopi girl at Walpi, c. 1900, with "squash blossom" hairdo indicative of her eligibility for courtship
File:Hopi mealing trough.jpg, Four young Hopi women grinding grain, c. 1906, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:Hopi woman dressing hair of unmarried girl.jpg, Hopi woman dressing hair of unmarried girl, c. 1900, photo by Henry Peabody
File:Edward S. Curtis Collection People 043.jpg, Hopi girl, 1922, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:Edward S. Curtis Collection People 049.jpg, Hopi woman, 1922, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:Edward S. Curtis Collection People 050.jpg, Hopi girls, 1922, photo by Edward S. Curtis
File:ARIZONA-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION - NARA - 544432.jpg, Children with chopper bicycle
A chopper bicycle is a highly customized bicycle whose design, construction and style is similar to that of a chopper-style motorcycle.
About
While the term "chopper" is generally used to describe a motorcycle or bicycle that has had some of i ...
, Hopi Reservation, 1970
File:Archaeology Discovery Days at V Bar V.jpg, Hopi dancers in 2017
See also
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Black Mesa Peabody Coal controversy
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Hopi Kachina dolls
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Hopi language
Hopi (Hopi: ) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Hopi people (a Puebloan group) of northeastern Arizona, United States.
The use of Hopi has gradually declined over the course of the 20th century. In 1990, it was estimated that more than 5,0 ...
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Hopi mythology
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Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Reservation ( Hopi: Hopituskwa) is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in north-eastern Arizona, United States. The site has ...
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Kachina
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Kiva
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Kikmongwi
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Oraibi
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Puebloan peoples
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Sikyátki
References
*Adams, David Wallace. "Schooling the Hopi: Federal Indian Policy Writ Small, 1887–1917." The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 48, No. 3. University of California Press, (1979): 335–356.
*Brew, J.O. "Hopi Prehistory and History to 1850." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., Southwest, vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 514–523.
*Clemmer, Richard O. "Hopi History, 1940–1974." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., Southwest, vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 533–538.
*Clemmer, Richard O. "Roads in the Sky." Boulder, Colorado.: Westview Press, Inc., 1995: 30–90.
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*Dockstader, Frederick J. "Hopi History, 1850–1940." In Alonso Ortiz, vol. ed., Southwest, vol. 9, in William C. Sturtevant, gnl. ed., Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1979: 524–532.
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*Johansson, S. Ryan., and Preston, S.H. "Tribal Demography: The Hopi and Navaho Populations as Seen through Manuscripts from the 1900 U.S Census." Social Science History, Vol. 3, No. 1. Duke University Press, (1978): 1–33.
*Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. ''Neil David's Hopi World''. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2011. . 86-89
*U.S Department of State, Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute: Hearing before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1974. Washington DC: U.S Government Printing Office, (1974): 1–3.
*Whiteley, Peter M. "Deliberate Acts." Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, 1988.: 14–86.
Further reading
* Clemmer, Richard O. "Roads in the Sky: The Hopi Indians In A Century of Change". Boulder: Westview Press, 1995.
* Harold Courlander, "Fourth World of the Hopi" University of New Mexico Press, 1987
* "Voice of Indigenous People – Native People Address the United Nations" Edited by Alexander Ewen, Clear Light Publishers, Santa Fe NM, 1994, 176 pages.
Thomas Banyacya et al. at the
United Nations
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* Harry James, ''Pages from Hopi History'' University of Arizona Press, 1974
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* Susanne and Jake Page, ''Hopi''
Abradale Press, Harry N. Abrams 1994, illustrated oversize hardcover, 230 pages, , 1982 edition,
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* Alfonso Ortiz, ed. ''Handbook of North American Indians'', vol. 9, Southwest. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1979. .
* Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. ''Neil David's Hopi World''. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2011.
* Frank Waters, ''The Book of the Hopi''.
Penguin
Penguins (order (biology), order List of Sphenisciformes by population, Sphenisciformes , family (biology), family Spheniscidae ) are a group of Water bird, aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: on ...
(Non-Classics), (June 30, 1977),
* Frank Waters, ''Masked Gods:Navaho & Pueblo Ceremonialism,''
Swallow Press
Ohio University Press (OUP), founded in 1947, is the oldest and largest scholarly press in the state of Ohio. It is a department of Ohio University that publishes under its own name and the imprint Swallow Press.
History
The press publishes a ...
, 1950;
Ohio University Press, 1984,
* James F. Brooks, ''Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre,
W.W. Norton & Company, 2016;
External links
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A Summary of Hopi Native American History by LM Smith
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Frank Waters FoundationSikyatki (ancestral Hopi) potteryHopi Cultural Preservation OfficeHopi movie "Techqua Ikachi" part 1an
Hopi movie "Techqua Ikachi" part 2on
YouTube
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