hopi indians

The Hopi village of Oraibi was settled around AD 1050, making it the oldest continuously inhabited village in the United States. The Hopi had to be a resilient people to survive in the hot deserts of the Southwest. Today, people are captivated with Hopi culture, which has endured despite years of forced assimilation. Historic photographs and descriptive text aid readers in entering the world of the traditional Hopi, with spotlights on ceremonies, rituals, housing, and fashion. Hopi history and modern life further make this volume a valuable addition to any social studies collection.

Text in English and Hopi. A Hopi tale about Coyote, who is outsmarted by Little Turtle.

Photographs and text describe the history, meaning, and importance of the Hopi Indians' Snake Dance.

Ray's visit to his great-grandfather in New Mexico results in a dangerous adventure in the ruins of a pueblo.

Kate, a Hopi Indian, and her brother spend summer on the mesa with Grandmother. This year, Grandmother seems tired. When Johnny runs away, Kate follows him into a magic place that is exactly what Grandmother needs.

A Hopi grandfather tells his grandchildren an ancient Hopi tale of monsters that come to eat bad children, the story of the giant kachinas.

Introduces life in a Hopi village in seventeenth-century Arizona, discussing the homes, families and clans, food, clothing, beliefs, and entertainment.

Still trapped in ancient times, fifteen-year-old Walker reluctantly accepts the responsibility of leading a group of Indians on a difficult and dangerous journey across the high desert country of northern Arizona to a new home on the Hopi mesas.