Essay - Comparison of Hopi and Yanomami the Hopi Tribe: the Name...

COMPARISON OF HOPI AND YANOMAMI

The Hopi Tribe:

The name of the Hopi tribe is the derivation of ***** word Hopitu which means "peaceful ones," or Hopitu-shinumu, meaning "peaceful all people." The area where the Hopi live is a territory covering about 4,000 square miles in northeastern region ***** the state of Arizona. Th***** territory was historically famous as ***** Tusayan region. *****ir language has its roots fro the Shoshone branch ***** the Uto-Aztecan language family. *****e climate of the ***** where ***** Hopi tribe lives is dry and temperate. The yearly average ra*****fall is not more than 10 inches per year, ***** is mainly due to the midsummer thunderstorms. Th***** area is a fl*****t terrain marked with *****hes, channels, valleys, and mesas. The natural foliage includes sage, yucca, greasewood, cactus and numerous other plants. ***** wild life of the region consists of animals like deer, antelope, badger, coyote, antelope ***** rabbits.

The ***** tribe is by tradition agricultural*****t, the main crop is the maize however some other *****s are also grown such as beans, squash, pumpkins, sunflowers, and cotton. The concept of Irrigation is ***** very common but it is usually seen to be practiced at small level. They have not adopted the practice of hunting as a profession but ***** is a **********l activity and *****y have designed several methods of hunting. The Hopi region is cons*****ted of "Three Mesas." ***** have built their settlements on the tops ***** three mesas so as to protect themselves against the attacks of the outsiders. In the First Mesa there are the pueblos belonging to Sichomovi and Walpi, while on the Second Mesa are Mishongnovi, Shipaulovi, and Shongopovi. Finally in the third Mesa Bakavi, Hotevilla ***** Oraibi are settled. Some new villages are al***** formed by New Oraibi and Moenkopi, who ***** dissidents from Old Oraibi. They are also located on Third *****. In ***** first Mesa, there is also a non-***** pueblo, known ********** "Hano." The ***** in actual ***** the residence ***** the Hopi tribe which consists of terraced apartment build*****gs arranged around streets and plazas. The structure of *****se buildings is similar ***** a two or m*****e stories building if measured in height. The Hopi live jointly in the form of extended families.

***** ***** at the Hopi villages revolves around ***** religious calendar. The ***** is divided on the basis of the visits of the "Kach*****as." The Kachinas are believed to be the ancestral spirits which arrive after the winter ***** leave ***** ***** time when the summer season is at its peak. To recognize and celebr*****e *****ir stay, colorful ceremonies and dances are arranged in the village plazas. It is believed that such ceremonies are going to benefit the people, plants, animal and spirit l*****e of the tribe. When these Kachinas finally depart from the *****, stamped images ***** the Kachinas are given as spiritual gifts. ***** Katsinam, who perform ***** public dances, are sacred to the Hopi *****, ***** ***** the carved Kachinas which *****