Native American Tribes Part III:The Hopi (Southwest Desert)
Fourth GradeMs. Alvarado
The Hopi (Southwest Desert)
Region: Southwest Desert (“I hopi I don't sit on a cactus!”)
Name:It's pronounced "hope-ee," and it means "peaceful person" or "civilized person" in the Hopi language
Shelter: pueblos & adobes (cliff-dwelling or cave-dwelling cool shelters made of baked clay & straw)
Southwest Desert & Neighboring Mexico
Hopi Life
Food: Deer, antelope, turkey; crops: squash, corn, beans, tobacco, cotton, fruit, nuts, beans
Transportation: Travois (land sleds) & horses
Hobbies: Pottery, Baskets, Kachina dolls Clothing: Breech cloths, moccasins,
jewelry including turquoise, shells and coral from Mexico, men's hair: homsoma, women's hair: butterfly whorls, warbonnets
Pueblos & Adobes (Cliff/Cave-Dwellings To Keep Cool in Desert!)
Hobbies
Natural Resources
Food
Crops for Trade & More Food
Butterfly Whorls or Squash Blossom Hairstyles