Hopi Indians Research Paper

The effect of being Plains Indians located on a reservation in Oklahoma during the 1900. Between 1865 and 1900 there have numerous events that have occurred for the plains Indians that changed their way of thinking, and their way of life here in the United States of America. It all started with as a simple introduction of the horses, buffalo, boarding schools, loss of land and major attacks on the Indians.

Cherokee Indians were found in the south and southeast commonly in these states North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, West Virginia/Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Old artifacts show that they lived in this region about 11,000 years ago to the present day and that they had very natural reliable resources that they used on a daily basis. The Cherokee Indians had a well-managed system in which they had villages of 60 or less for housing, the women did the cooking, cleaning, farming/harvesting and the men did the hunting and gathering. In the region where the Cherokee’s were known to live at they modified their own weapons, arts/crafts, and clothing also using trees and plants for medicinal uses. The Cherokee Indians were one of

Contact zones were described in Mary Louise Pratt’s article "Arts of the Contact Zone" as being those points in time in which different cultural groups came together. Positive influences between the groups lead to knowledge and understanding, whereas negative influences lead to conflict and miscomprehension. The history of the Hopi Indians is intertwined with the various contact zones between the Hopi Indians and other cultural groups. It is this series of contact zone experiences that has shaped the development of Hopi pottery.

The Navajo began taking Hopi rangeland to graze their livestock, farm fields and water resources, as well as planning constant raids against some of the Hopi villages. The Hopi were then forced to battle the Navajo for their survival in a long period of fighting that would last them until 1824. In 1848 the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe de Hidalgo, changing the jurisdiction under which the Hopi lands were governed once again, after the area became part of the United States white settlers began to explore the area in large groups. In 1870, the U.S. government placed claim to the lands of the Hopi leaving them to once again to fight to save their lands. Until they were forced onto the reservation in Black Mesa in 1882 where most Hopi still live to this day. Once on the reservation, the U.S. government spent years attempting to eliminate the way Hopi practiced their culture and religion. Children were sent off to school, while boys and men were forced to cut their hair a certain way. When most of the Hopi tribe refused to change their ways, this resulted in the imprisonment of Chief Lomahongyoma and eighteen other Hopi Indians being placed in Alcatraz for their resistance to the "forced culture.” From January 3rd to August 7, 1895, the group was imprisoned for their resistance to farm on individual plots away from the mesas and for refusing to send their children to government boarding schools.

The Hopi tribe is located in northeastern, Arizona. The Hopi tribe encompasses more than 1.5 million acres. It is made up of 12 villages on three mesas. The Hopi people have lived as peaceful and humble farmers respectful of the land. Hopi means peaceful person or hopeful.

Have you heard of the Hopi Tribe? They have many locations,traditions,and interesting facts. One of there locations is Arizona. The Hopi's do the Bean Dance in February. That's one of their Traditions. Did you know the name Hopi means peaceful person?

This essay is about the Spokane Indian Tribe. Do you know who is Spokane Indian? The Spokane Indian is the Interior Salish Group. What do they eat, how much their population is, what language do they speak, where do they lived, and what jobs they do, you are going to know about these things in this essay.

In a far far away land there where we're two tribe, one of the tribe we're call the ojibwe. The other tribe was call the mohawk. The two tribe had a leader with great power these leaders are Chief John Redcorn from the ojibwe, and Grand Cherokee from the Mohawks. These two guys were the strongest smartest fastest and more intelligent guys of their tribes. John and his tribe believe in Christianity. They strong we believe that Jesus will return an saved them from the evil spirits of the wilderness.

On Friday, September 11, 1857, 120 emigrants were killed or massacred in southern Utah by Mormons and Paiute Indians on their way from Arkansas to California. They were part of the Baker-Fancher wagon train. Many of the emigrants were from Marion, Crawford, Carroll, and Johnson counties. They started their journey around Boone County in April of 1857 with their leader, who had been to California twice before leading the Baker-Fancher wagon train. About forty families met at Beller’s Stand. After they left Arkansas, the emigrants of the Fancher party traveled through Kansas and Nebraska before entering Utah. They passed Fort Bridger and Salt Lake City before making it to Cedar City. Mountain Meadows is a valley about 35 miles away from Cedar City, where the emigrants were massacred.

Under the custom of Native American tribes that lived in what would become Vermont, land was used by the community, and not owned by individuals or families. They believed that land was a living being, and that people should live in harmony with the land, not dominate it. In contrast, the European settlers thought that people have a moral right to rule over the land. (Hands on the Land, page 70) Samuel D. Champlain in 1609 was the first explorer to sail through the lake between Vermont and New York, that he would be named after. He represented the French, who were the first to want to claim the land.

The Navajo Tribe The Navajo Tribe resides in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. They are one of the most well known tribes because of their history. They are also one of the most creative tribes and have items they have made that are very popular today. Navajo jewelry is recognizable and distinguishable by the turquoise stone that is in all of it.

On Dec. 19, 1936 the Hopi Tribal Council was established by the Hopi people, with the adoption of the Hopi Constitution and By-Laws. According to the constitution, the Hopi Tribal Council has the power and authority to represent and speak for the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the welfare of the Tribe, and to negotiate with federal, state and local governments, and with the councils or governments of other tribes. The current council now consists of 14 representatives from each Hopi village Moenkopi, Bacavi, Kykotsmovi and Mishongnovi. The selection of representatives in the Council in some villges like the villages of Sipaulovi, Shungopavi, Oraibi, Hotevilla, Lower Moenkopi and First Mesa is done through community elections or by appointment

The Chippewa Indians gave them their name Sioux Indians which actually means “little snakes”.The Sioux Indians came from Asia to the North America

Did you know that the Ancient Indian people of the Southwestern United States have dated back to the year 10,000 BC? First appearing toward the end of the last Ice Age, they were the first “Americans.” (Noble, 1998) When Christopher Columbus arrived in the America’s in 1492 and seeing the people of this land for the first time, he thought that he had landed in India, thus giving them the name “Indians.” (Noble, 1998) However, he was nowhere near India, or that region of the world. Because the Ancient Indians were nomadic people, (people who wondered the lands with no permanent home) through the years they developed, separated, and re-located their clans, developing

Over the course of history, indigenous people have been the target of discrimination, racism, and systematic oppression. Beginning as early as 1492 when Columbus reached the Caribbean, indigenous people were either attacked, enslaved, or forced to move back to make way for European expansion, which ultimately led to the destruction of Native American livelihood. Multiple wars broke out between the Europeans and indigenous groups, like the Pequot War in 1637 and King Philip’s War in 1675. Many indigenous people were forced to assimilate into white culture or otherwise, risk execution. Then in the 1800s, when President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Policy, the Trail of Tears occurred (over 4,000 of the 15,000 Cherokees died on the