Hopi Tribal Council Research Paper

The Hopi Indians are Native Americans who lived on 1.5 million acres of reservation in Northeastern Arizona. In the beginning, the Hopi Indians were a hunting and gathering group divided into small groups that lived in pit houses. (A pit-house is a building that is partly dug into the ground and covered by a roof.) Around 700 A.D. the Hopi Indians became an agricultural tribe by growing blue ears of corn by using runoff from the mesas.(A mesa is an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides.). In the late 1200’s a ginormous drought forced 36 of the 47 villages on the Hopi mesas to be abandoned. Following the massive drought, the 11 remaining villages increased in size where then three new villages were established in Northeastern Arizona.

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?

The constitution for the Mohegan Tribe states that a Tribal Council of nine tribal members and seven members of the Council of Elders shall govern the tribe. All executive and legislative powers that are not granted to the Council of Elders are vested with the Tribal Council. All judicial matters and the Tribe’s cultural integrity are overseen by the Council of Elders, who also have the authority to exercise legislative powers with respect to the stringent rules and regulations in regard to tribal membership and enrollment with the tribal court adjudicating all non gaming

During the 19th century, the Shawnee tribe was removed by the U.S. Government to what is now the state of Kansas. The group which became known as the Absentee Shawnee Tribe absented itself from the reservation in Kansas in 1845 (thus their name), and traveled southwards to Texas.

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.

Their Government headquarters are located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The tribal jurisdiction areas include land in Oklahoma in both Cleveland County and Pottawatomie County. Their Government is composed of only two branches, the judicial branch and the legislative/executive branch, also referred to as the Executive Committee. In 1817 there were about 2,000 members of the tribe. One of the lowest points in their population was in 1901 when there were 481 people.

While some Shawnee customs are still practiced, the tribe has taken its place in the 21st century. With a website for each group, a casino, smoke shop, a tribal headquarters, etc, the tribe has fit into the modern world just fine. However, it was only in 2000 that the U.S. Federal Government recognized “the Loyal Shawnees, are recognized as the descendants of the Shawnee Tribe” (H. R. 5207, 2000). Although the Shawnee tribe has experienced positive developments in the 21st Century, such as a casino, headquarters, and police force, the tribe has somewhat abandoned their tribal customs like their language.

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.

The Lakota tribe, also known as the Teton Sioux, is the largest tribe among the seven major Sioux tribes on the Great Plains in North America. After the introduction with the horse after the seventeenth century, the Lakota devision emerged. They quickly expanded west to Rocky Mountain and north to the Great Plains. The Lakota people speaks Lakota language, one of the three languages that belong to the larger Siouan language family.

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 city of Denver and the western pioneers that founded it are analogous with one another. In the mid 1800s, the eastern United States lacked the employment opportunities and lifestyle that many people desired. In result of this unfortunate economic downturn, people known as the pioneers travelled west in search of new opportunities. People came from all walks of life from lower class to the wealthy to pioneer the unexplored lands. They started their journey from the overcrowded East coming from states like Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Illinois. Some were in search of new beginnings, others searching for gold. In 1859, during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush, gold was found in where the Chicago Creek and Clear Creek meet in Idaho Springs, CO.

The Hopi Indians years ago used to have had a theocratic government, which means that the leader or kikmongwi of each village was also the town chief, until now each Hopi village still has its own kikmongwi, but he is primarily a religious leader. Now an elected tribal council led The Hopi nation. The Hopi have their own laws, government, police and service, because they live on a reservation, that means they have the control of their land just as a small country. However, the Hopis have the US citizens and they must follow American

Have you ever wondered what the Apache Tribe ate? If you have this is for you! They ate many different types of food such as small game, fruit, vegetables,beans,nuts, seeds, and berries. The women mostly gathered the fruits, nuts, seeds, and berries and the men mostly hunted. They were also the first tribe to learn how to ride horses, they rode horses while they hunted. They made their bowls, plates, and silverware out of pottery, the women made most of the pottery.

The Sioux tribe is very well known over many states. The tribe is a Great Plains Native American cultural group that has been throughout Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. North Dakota and South Dakota are the main tribal territories nowadays. Hopefully within this writing you will learn some more about culture, lifestyle, occupations, language, and also a little extra information.