The name Hopi derives from "the Hopi" the oldest Pueblo people, who introduced their great medicinal knowledge and spirituality to Europe.
The Hopi people want it back because it is sacred to them.
The Hopi and others who were saved from the Great Flood made a sacred covenant with the Great Spirit never to turn away from him.
A collection of 70 masks sacred to the Hopi tribe of Native Americans has been sold at auction in Paris after a French judge dismissed an attempt to halt the sale.
The Hopi were told that after a time White Men would come and take their land and try to lead the Hopi into evil ways.
The Hopi, a native people of North America, used to have a very different idea about freedom.
If this were done, the Hopi warned, the balance of natural and universal laws and forces would be disturbed, resulting in earthquakes, severe changes in weather patterns, and social unrest.
Per the Zetas, the Hopi Indians also know it as the Blue Star Kachina.
Lawyers for the Hopi tribe contended that the masks had been stolen, but the auctioneers argued that they were bought legitimately by a collector.
" Hopi and Navajo traditionalists are fighting the mining.
Another Hopi prophecy warns that nothing should be brought back from the Moon-- obviously anticipating the Apollo11 mission that returned with samples of lunar basalt.
Historians, ethnologists, anthropologists, and art lovers will all appreciate the social, political, and cultural insights presented through Hopi eyes.
A language phylum of North and Central America that includes Ute, Hopi, Nahuatl, and Shoshone.
Then Oraibi will be rejuvenated with its faith and ceremonies, marking the start of a new cycle of Hopi life.
Once again, the Hopi present an interesting contrast.
The Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi.
