Hopi Indians
Name of tribe
◊ The name of this tribe is Hopi
◊ Hopi stands for “peaceful people”. Also
good, peaceful, or wise.
Territory
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◊ This tribe originated
from northeast
Arizona at the
southern end of the
Black Mesa.
Environment/landscape
◊ Hopi villages, known as pueblos, were
located in the desert in South Western
America in what is today known as Arizona.
The villages were located on top of mesas,
which are small isolated flat-topped hills
with three step sides around them.
Food
◊
Used specialized agricultural methods to grow corn. Used valleys
for their naturally flooded areas. Multiple seeds in one hole. The
Sunwatcher determined the time to plant. In order to take
advantage of the planting season, they would plant at different
times, places and elevations. Corn is still used in every ceremony in
current Hopi tribal affairs. Although they allow corn to be bought
from the supermarket instead of being traditionally grown. Beans
and squash were also part of the indigenous crops.
Clothing
◊ Depending on what they
did, determined what
clothing they wore.
Because they lived in a
warm climate they wore
little clothing. They wore
flowers, paint and feather
headdresses. They also
used clothing to show off
their fighting skills.
Housing
◊ Structures were built in large caves, near
cliffs to form natural roofs. The sides were
then built with the same masonry used for
pottery. Throughout the structures there
were many doors that led to surrounding
buildings and together they formed a cluster
that resembled urban settlements of today.
Transportation
◊ The Hopi Indians walked everywhere.
They did not have horses or any other
animals, which they used as
transportation.