Who Are the Hopi Indians?
The Hopi Indians are an American Indian tribe that lives in northeastern Arizona on a reservation near the Black Mesa. The Hopi belong to the Pueblo people of the southwestern US. They are known for their terrace farms and deep spirituality. Their name means “people of peace” in the Hopi language. The Hopi are generally proud of the fact that they have lived in the same region for over 1,000 years, and they claim to be the most rooted of all peoples in North America. The tribe farmed corn, beans, melons and squash in terraced fields. They also raised cotton, tobacco and turkeys. Hopi men hunted deer for meat and used their hides and bones for clothing and tools. Women baked cornbread and gathered fruit and herbs.
