Becoming Hopi

A History

Wesley Bernardini, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Gregson Schachner, Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780816552658
  9780816542345
• eBook ISBN:
  9780816542833
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Archaeology
• Index: Social Sciences

Becoming Hopi is a comprehensive look at the history of the people of the Hopi Mesas as it has never been told before. The Hopi Tribe is one of the most intensively studied Indigenous groups in the world. Most popular accounts of Hopi history romanticize Hopi society as "timeless." The archaeological record and accounts from Hopi people paint a much more dynamic picture, full of migrations, gatherings, and dispersals of people; a search for the center place; and the struggle to reconcile different cultural and religious traditions. Becoming Hopi weaves together evidence from archaeology, oral tradition, historical records, and ethnography to reconstruct the full story of the Hopi Mesas, rejecting the colonial divide between "prehistory" and "history."

The Hopi and their ancestors have lived on the Hopi Mesas for more than two thousand years, a testimony to sustainable agricultural practices that supported one of the largest populations in the Pueblo world. Becoming Hopi is a truly collaborative volume that integrates Indigenous voices with more than fifteen years of archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork. Accessible and colorful, this volume presents groundbreaking information about Ancestral Pueblo villages in the greater Hopi Mesas region, making it a fascinating resource for anyone who wants to learn about the rich and diverse history of the Hopi people and their enduring connection to the American Southwest.

Contributors: Lyle Balenquah, Wesley Bernardini, Katelyn J. Bishop, R. Kyle Bocinsky, T. J. Ferguson, Saul L. Hedquist, Maren P. Hopkins, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Lee Wayne Lomayestewa, Joel Nicholas, Matthew Peeples, Gregson Schachner, R. J. Sinensky, Julie Solometo, Kellam Throgmorton, Trent Tu'tsi

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• The Voices in This Book
• Being and Becoming / Bernardini et al
• 1. Hopi Perspectives on History / Hopkins et al
• 2. A Hopi Atlas / Hedquist et al
• 3. A History of Anthropological Research on the Hopi Mesas / Bernardini and Kuwanwisiwma
• 4. The Natural Landscape / Bernardini and Sinensky
• 5. The Sustainability of Hopi Agriculture / Schachner et al
• 6. Reconstructing Population in the Context of Migration / Bernardini et al
• 7. Kiikiqö: Early Communities / Schachner et al
• 8. Wukokiikiqö: Large Villages / Bernardini et al
• 9. Petroglyphs of the Hopi Mesas / Solometo et al
• 10. Connections and Boundaries / Peeples et al
• 11. Bridging the Precontact, Postcontact, and Ethnographic Periods / Bernardini
• 12. Becoming Hopi People / Bernardini and Koyiyumptewa
• Appendix 1: Site Descriptions and Maps
• Appendix 2: Clan Migration Routes
• Appendix 3: Radiocarbon Dates
• References Cited
• Index