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Hopi’ translated as ‘peaceful people’ Today, among the 12 independent villages of Hopi, exist some of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements on the North American Continent dating dating back to 1100 A.D.
The Hopi are tightly knit together by clan relations. Clans are made up of individuals who trace their ancestry matrilineally to a common ancestor who is part of that clan’s creation story. Clans include more than one family and have developed into many lines of ancestry. The Hopi have many clans within each village; clans that emerged into the fourth way of life There are 34 living clans identified today. The Hopi are considered the “oldest of the native people” and reside in 12 traditional villages, home to a total population of about 14,212. Each village is self-governing. The Hopi believe that they have passed through several evolutionary eras often referred to as worlds ultimately coming to inhabit the current fourth world of Tuuwaqatsi.
The Hopi continue to live by the sacred covenant made upon their arrival to this land with the deity, Maasawu, by living a life of compassion, humility, cooperation, respect, and universal earth stewardship.
'Hopi is a concept deeply rooted in the culture's way, spirituality and its view of morality and ethics. To be Hopi is to strive toward this concept, which involves a state of total reverence and respect for all life, to be at peace and to live in accordance with the instructions of the Creator. The Hopi observe their traditional ceremonies for the benefit of the entire world.'