The Hopi People

The diverse people of the Hopi, whose name means the peaceful ones, are today united on the Hopi Reservation, which is composed of 12 villages on more than 2,500 square miles in northeastern Arizona. In fact, the village of Orayvi is considered the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the United States, dating back more than a millennium. Often referred to as a corn culture, the Hopis have developed dry-farming techniques that have sustained them in the harsh, arid landscape, where annual precipitation is often only 12 inches or less. The Hopi people are hardworking and spiritual, and their lifestyle has survived for centuries, only minimally changed by influences from the outside world.

Author: Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Carolyn O'Bagy Davis, Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780738556482
ISBN10: 0738556483
BISAC Categories:
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)