FOOD, CLOTHING, ANDSHELTER

Written by Jocelyn Perez

TheHopi tribe is very special because it is like no other. The Hopi people dependedgreatly on their environment and resources around them .The tribe’s food,clothing, and shelter clearly demonstrates this dependence. Forfood, the Hopi people also hunted many animals. The rabbit’s were hard to catchin the fall and winter in the Hopi territory. Why? Because that’s the time theyhad a lot of energy. And the Hopi thought that was a problem so the Hopi made aboomerang to catch the animal. Also if the boomerang did not hit the animal,the boomerang would not come back. Besides rabbit, they hunted mammoth, bison,and buffalo. Hopi also grew crops, like squash, bean, melon, pumkin, and fruit.

Hopi clothing was also veryimportant. When they honored their god they would dress in feathers, and animalskins. And when girls didn’t want to wear skins they would wear a dress withflowers and paint. Also wearing a feather band. Clothing was made out of plantfiber, animal hair, and hides. When the Hopi wanted to dress traditional, theywould wear a manta, woven belt, and a white moccasin with a traditional wovenwearing blanket.

Inaddition to food and clothing the Hopi homes were very central to their lives.The Hopis lived in pueblos made of stone, mud, and was many stories high. Thehomes used adobe bricks, because the bricks were very sturdy and hard to breakand were found under and the top of the 3^rd mesa where they lived.

Likethe Pueblo people, Hopi people used kivas for ceremonies, celebrations, andtrade. When the Hopi built the kivas out of (adobe) bricks and placed sand inthe middle of the kiva. When you make a kiva you must make room to make a firethey, they used the sand to make a fire because sand can stop the fire (fromburning down the kiva or even the whole village)!

Inconclusion, the Hopi people deepened greatly on their environment for theirfood, clothing, and shelter.

ARTS AND CUSTOMS

Written by Yamanky Cruz

TheHopi have many things to provide. They presented many costumes and created manyarts. Their art and customs included pottery, kachinas and participants in manyceremonies.

TheHopi people are known for their pottery. They made special baskets to servefood. Like other people of the southwest, the prima and Papago were potters.However their designs were much similar. The Hopi pottery form is made of FirstMesa Village. From Wallpisichoui it ario (Tewa) and polacca village. Potteryartist include north genders. Pottery is a historic tradition that has beenpassed through many generations. The pottery is made of clay products, formedsanded, and highly published. Desined and symbol were with native vegetationand died sheep blood. They designed it with many colors. The most common beginwhite and red.

Anotherfamous art piece of the Hopi were kachinas dolls. Kachinas are not toys;instead, kachinas dolls taught the children about the rules and appearances ofkachinas, spirits that were an important of the Hopi religion. The “doll”represent craving of kachinas used as teaching aid. Each doll bears a positionincluded kachinas sprit power. The Hopi people used dead cotton and wood vootsto create the dolls. Feathers were also used for decoration Inaddition to usual arts and sculpture, the Hopi people participated inperforming arts. The buffalo dance is one of the famous performances that theypresented in the northwest. The Hopi performed with costumes if cotton “towels”like kilts.

RELIGON

Written by Kevin Hong

The Hopi people dependedgreatly on their religion and culture. The ceremonies, dance, and religiousmeetings clearly show that the Hopi culture centered around religion and it waspart of their daily lives.

The Hopi are known to bepeaceful people, usually, centered around a certain religion. The Hopis wereknown, like many other Indian tribes to believe in three main gods. The Hopiwere divided into factionaries, which control all ceremonial life.

The Hopis believed in spiritscalled kachinas. Men were the only ones dancing as kachinas; yet kachinas wereboth men and women. The kachina were believed to enter kachina dancers and givethem good luck. The dancers would perform in the two centers of the town; alsoknow as kivas.

A very famous ceremony of tothe Hopi kind is the snake dance. At this ceremony they dance a prayer for rainand for god crops throughout the year. At the end of ceremonies Hopis priestsdance with live rattlesnakes in their mouths. The ceremonies were held eachaugust on the last nine days.

The final ceremony, the sundance, is probably the most important ceremony of the Hopi people! The mentaking part danced and painted their bodies. They played music by eagle bonewhistle. One of the most important responsibilities was to always face the sun.The ceremony lasted several days. The kiva groups were responsible.

All in all, I believe theHopi’s lives centralized around their religion. Even the tribe name “Hopi,”meaning “humble and peaceful” confirms this conclusion.