Hopi
Mesa-dwelling people
Hopi refers to a Native American people indigenous to northeastern Arizona, where they have lived for over a thousand years in pueblo villages on and around three mesas.
The word also denotes their language, part of the Uto-Aztecan family.
Hopi culture is known for kachina figures, intricate pottery, and agricultural traditions adapted to the high desert: Hopi farmers have cultivated corn in this arid landscape for centuries.
Small rural community
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- cliff-dwellingHabitation in cliff walls
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- kivaPueblo ceremonial chamber
Southwest · Arizona · settlement · community · architecture · irrigation · agriculture · plaza
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- potteryFired clay objects
weaving · corn · beans · squash · ancestral · heritage · tradition · mythology
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- maskFace-worn concealment
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
altar · chant · prayer · ceremony · fasting · pilgrimage · feather · eagle
Agreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
coexistence · gentleness · equanimity · philosophy · worldview · stewardship · reciprocity · humility
Relating to pitch
- dialectRegional language variety
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- place-namesNames for geographic locations
vocabulary · grammar · speakers · preservation · immersion
village
Small rural community
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- cliff-dwellingHabitation in cliff walls
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
kiva · Southwest · Arizona · settlement · community · architecture · irrigation · agriculture · plaza · rooftop
kachina
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
pottery · weaving · corn · beans · squash · ancestral · heritage · tradition · mythology · spirituality
kachina
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
spirit · altar · chant · prayer · ceremony · fasting · pilgrimage · feather · eagle · harvest
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
pacifism · coexistence · gentleness · equanimity · philosophy · worldview · stewardship · reciprocity · humility
tonal
Relating to pitch
- dialectRegional language variety
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
place-names · vocabulary · grammar · speakers · preservation · immersion
- PueblosZuni, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo
- Uto-Aztecan PeoplesAztec, Comanche, Shoshone, Paiute, Ute
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon
- Southwest Desertsaguaro, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Sonoran, prickly pear
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Comanche
HopiNavajo
Southwestern indigenous people
Navajo Nation · Apache · Ute · Comanche