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The Hopi
The Hopi are a pueblo people with a direct line of descendence from the
First People of the Southwest. The Hopi called their ancestors, who settled
in the Southwest around 0AD, the Hisatsinom (pronounced ee-SAH-tse-nom
; note : Anasazi is a Navajo word and the Navajo arrived in the Four Corners
area around 1350AD)
They count the ruins in Canyon De Chelly
and other areas of the Ancient Southwest as the homes of their ancestors,
and have adopted a pottery and silver jewelry design inspired by ancient
pottery shards they have discovered at abandoned ruins.
Their stories tell of the migrations between different locations across
the Southwest, eventually coming to live on the mesa tops of Arizona now
known as the Hopi Indian Reservation. They carry on ancient traditions,
many of which are in large part completely unchanged
And their annual dance cycles keep these stories alive generation after
generation.
Hopi Culture
In contrast to the light buff color of the adobe walls of the pueblos,
and of the rocky mesas they sit perched upon, the Hopi have a rich, colorful,
and deeply spiritual artistic and ceremonial tradition. In fact, much
of the art the Hopi sell to tourists and collectors is directly inspired
by the religious customs they have kept alive since ancient prehistory.
Hopi
Homes
Hopi Farmers
Kachinas
Ceremonies and Dances
Growing Up Hopi
Hopi Art Revival
Hopi Artists today
A Hopi
Prophesy
Hopi Villages
The Hopi Declaration of Peace
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