Hopi

Hopi. Itam Hopisinom. , The Hopi are Puebloan People of northeastern Arizona and are comprised of 12 villages on three mesas who speak an Uto-Aztecan family type language with four distinct dialects. They account their oral history through various clan migrations that encompassed much of southwestern United States and Mexico before settling down at their current location. , Along these migrations the Hisatsinom (People of Ancient Past) settled in villages (pueblos), along mesa tops, alcoves, and canyons. Leaving their ruins and pottery remnants, they also inscribed many petroglyphs and pictographs to mark their Kuuku (Footprints). For example, the ruins (kikiqöt) of Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Montezuma's Castle, and the Grand Canyon., They sustained themselves by dry-farming (corn, beans and squash), hunting, and trading with other tribes. Their culture and religion is comprised in agriculture and moisture that resulted in the creation of their yearly ceremonial calendar. Their culture is demonstrated through songs, ceremonies and art. The most commonly known ceremonies are the Katsina (Kachina) and Tsu tikive (Snake dance). , Through sacrifice and humility, the Hopi culture is very much alive today and continues for the younger generation.