History & Struggle of The Hopi Indians
The Hopi tribe has dealt with raids from surrounding tribes, such as the Navajos, Piutes, Utes, and Apaches. The United States government has tried to remove them from their original land with only the success of shrinking their land. The Hopis' history involves them clinging to their land and the spirituality they have from living there.
Originally LocatedThe Hopi Indians still live on the same land that they are always known to have live on. As their creation myth says, they emerged from the ground; that is the ground they live on today.
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Run-Ins1540-1680, the Spanish had some power over the Hopi, but it didn't change too much for them religiously.
Mormonism was also introduced to the Hopis. This was around 1862, but this also had little effect. Some converted partially, some completely, but some not at all. Some trading started to take place around 1900, changing the way some Hopi tools were made. Soon after trading, during 1870-1934, the United States Government tried to civilize and convert the Hopis, having a greater effect on them than those in the past. This involved "white schools" and forcing Christianity onto the Hopis. The Hopis made sure the United States government knew that their land was not to separated from the tribe, because of the importance it had to them religiously. (Loften, 1994) |
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