The Hopi

Religion

Clothes

Food

Artifacts

Shelter

Region

Hopi Foods

The Hopi ate a variety of foods.

The variety of foods

• One food that was common in the Hopi was corn. There was 24 different kinds of corn like blue and white.

• Another food that they had was Piki bread.

• The Hopi also grew different kinds of beans. They ate black beans, yellow beans, and purple string beans.

• Some foods that the Hopi grew and ate were squash, melons, and peaches.

• The last food that the Hopi ate was apricots.

Religion

Kachina dolls, Ceremonies, Rituals, and Religion

The Religion of The Hopi

• The Hopi tribe had these things called Kachina dolls

• The Kachina dolls were made out of wood and were spirits, sometimes used at ceremonies.

• The Hopi held Kachina ceremonies, in July.• The Hopi did rain dances to bring water to

the region.

• The Hopi believed the Kachina bring rain and help crops to grow.

• Many ceremonies involve special prayers and rituals to give rain.

• Marriage was a major event in the lives of most of the Southwest Indians Tribes.

• Hopi men in the Southwest collected snakes for an complex habit. When the Indians returned the snakes to the desert, they were supposed to bring rain to the Hopi land.

Amazing artifacts of the Hopi.

Hopi artifacts.

Artifacts

• The Hopi made Kachina dolls.

• Beautiful pottery is a part of Hopi life.

• They made and sold jewelry.

• They used a dry farming method.

• Dry farming is a way to grow crops without much water.

• They did not have much water so they used dams and irrigation canals to water their crops.

• A game called patol was played for 2 or 4 people.

• Underground structures called Kivas were made by the Hopi.

The Lands of the Hopi

The Hopi had a lot of land.

Their land was in the southwest.

The Hopis Land.

• The Hopis where great farmers.

• They have been growing crops for hundreds of years.

• The Hopi’s grew a plant called the parrot thetas roots reached the water underground.

• Pueblos are one of the oldest settlements.

Hopi Homes

Pueblo and Reed Homes

The Homes of the Hopi

• The Hopi built homes out of adobe.

• Adobe is a type of clay to protect heat.

• They also built pueblos,pueblos were made of stones and mud.

• Some used Reed houses, the reed houses were made of reed mats covering a wooden pole edge.

Hopi Clothing

Everyday and Ceremony

The Clothes of the Hopi

• There clothes were made of animal skins and cotton.

• They were sandals or moccasins on their feet.

• The Hopi clothes fit very loose.

• On an average day the men wore shirts and tunics,and the women wore skirts or dresses.

• In the winter they added shawls,blankets and extra clothing to there outfits.

• The chief Kachina wore all white besides his red moccasins and a trace of blue on one shoulder

• The Hopi men dressed as Kachinas at ceremonies.