Hopi Native Americans - PowerPoint Presentation

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Hopi Native Americans

Against All OddsSlide2

Hopi

One of the oldest living cultures

Ancestors to

Puebloan tribes who built many stone structures Slide3

Hopi

Today they live on 1.5 million acres- small compared to what they once had

Live on 3 Mesas

10 in of rain/snow a yearSlide4

Dry Farming

Produce Corn, Beans, Melons, Squash and others

Set up Windbreakers to help soil retain moisture

Plant in terracesSlide5

Livestock

Raise sheep and cattle in small amounts

Spanish introduced this to Hopi 17

th C.Slide6

Resourcefulness

Hopi utilize 134 plant species for food, grooming, basketry, and housekeepingSlide7

Arts and Crafts

1

st

Mesa famous for pottery2nd

Mesa for coiled basketry

3

rd

Mesa for wicker basketry, weaving,

kachina

doll carvings and

silversmithing

.Slide8

Arts and Crafts- 1

st

Mesa

Hand BuiltUsed for storage and cooking as well as ceremonies

Pots were often buried with the dead.Slide9

Arts and Crafts- 1st

Mesa

The pottery practice declined 1700 and on until 1885.

Archaeological excavations at Sikyatki

(on 1

st

Mesa) uncovered old pottery pieces. Slide10

Arts and Crafts-1

st

Mesa

Motifs include birds, feathers, stars, suns, circles, four directions, sky and clouds

"Two Birds from the

Kiva

Mural

at Pottery Mound"

3 1/2" tall x 6 1/4 " in diameter.Slide11

Arts and Crafts- 2nd

Mesa

Hopi Baskets are made from plants materials found on the reservation including rabbit brush, sumac, dune brush, and yucca. Slide12

Arts and Crafts- 3rd

Mesa

Kachina

Doll CarvingsKachinas

are spirit beings that bring rain and abundant harvest to Hopi peopleSlide13

Territory Threats

Settled in 1200 AD

They live on 3 mesas

Early on, Hopi were threatened by Ute and ApachesThey retreated to Mesas for protectionSlide14

Territory Threats

17

th

C., Hopi forcefully resisted Spanish Catholic MissionariesTewa Tribe helped protect Hopi’s and

Tewas

became part of Hopi Tribe

This image is the artist’s interpretation of the expedition.

Painting by Frederick Remington (1898)Slide15

Territorial Threats

1882, President Chester A. Arthur designated Hopi Reservation Land

He gave them 2.5 million acres, but little of which included their established ceremonial groundsSlide16

Territorial Threats

Peabody Western Coal Company

It provides income and jobs to reservations

Electricity from mines helps power cities in Southern California, Phoenix, Tucson, and Las VegasSlide17

Territorial Threats

Grand Canyon History, Arizona State University, 2008

Peabody Energy.com, 2013

The mines and power plants pollute the air, degrade the environment and deplete the aquifer and springs.

“Peabody’s environmental and community practices on Black Mesa were recognized as a world model for sustainability at the Energy Globe Awards in Brussels, Belgium.”Slide18

Territory Threats

Currently holding out on Navajos who are encroaching on the Hopi’s territory.Slide19

Imagine..

You were on the archaeological team that discovered pottery pieces at

Sikyatki

on 1st

Mesa.

How do you feel about this discovery?

How will you convince others that this is an important discovery?Slide20

Compare

What do you think archaeologists will discover from our time?

How will it compare to Hopi pottery pieces?

How will the discovery be important?Slide21

Bring in Old T Shirts!Slide22

Sources

http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_adjacentlands_hopireservation.html

Multicultural Studio Art Projects for Secondary Students by Susan Hogan

http://www.carnegiemnh.org/online/indians/hopi/threats.html

http://www.penfieldgallery.com/artistspotters/nevapolnamp-5.html

http://www8.nau.edu/hcpo-p/ArtsFactYth.pdf