Hopis
Arizona mesa tribe
The Hopis are a Native American people indigenous to northeastern Arizona, where they have lived for centuries in mesa-top villages.
Their name comes from their word for "peaceful people." Hopi refers to the people, their language, or their culture: Hopi pottery, Hopi kachina dolls.
The singular is Hopi.
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- maskFace-worn concealment
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- plazaPublic open square
altar · feather · corn · eagle · antelope · flute · harvest · rain
Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
- villageSmall rural community
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- kivaPueblo ceremonial chamber
- cliff-dwellingHabitation in cliff walls
pottery · basketry · weaving · irrigation · terracing · corn · beans · squash
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- sacredWorthy of reverence
prayer · deity · mythology · Spider Woman · emergence · underworld · balance · harmony
Advance arrangement to hold
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- desertTo leave behind completely
- SouthwestArid American expanse
- FlagstaffArizona high-elevation city
Four Corners · Navajo · Painted Desert · arid · pueblo · homeland · territory
Fired clay objects
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
- overlayCovering placed atop
coiled · plaques · textiles · artisans · carving · cottonwood · pigments · traditional
kachina
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
plaza · altar · feather · corn · eagle · antelope · flute · harvest · rain · prayer
mesa
Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
cliff-dwelling · pottery · basketry · weaving · irrigation · terracing · corn · beans · squash · Three Sisters
kachina
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
sacred · prayer · deity · mythology · Spider Woman · emergence · underworld · balance · harmony · taboo
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
Flagstaff · Four Corners · Navajo · Painted Desert · arid · pueblo · homeland · territory
pottery
Fired clay objects
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
overlay · coiled · plaques · textiles · artisans · carving · cottonwood · pigments · traditional · handmade
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
kinship · family · bloodline · ancestry · heritage · elders · genealogy · moiety · exogamy · maternal
HopisLakota
Western Sioux people
Sioux · Comanche · Plains tribes · Cheyenne · Blackfoot
HopisInuit
Arctic indigenous people
Plains Indians · Iroquois · Cherokee · Seminole · Lakota Sioux