Becoming Hopi: A History

Becoming Hopi offers a comprehensive look at the history of the Hopi Mesas, challenging colonial narratives and presenting a more dynamic picture of the Hopi people's migrations, gatherings, and cultural traditions. It integrates archaeological, oral tradition, historical records, and ethnography, and includes contributions from Indigenous voices. The book provides valuable information about Ancestral Pueblo villages in the greater Hopi Mesas region and is accessible and colorful.

Format: Hardback
Length: 664 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2021
Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Becoming Hopi: An Archaeological and Ethnographic Journey Through the History of the Hopi Mesas
The Hopi Tribe is one of the most intensively studied Indigenous groups in the world, and most popular accounts of Hopi history romanticize Hopi society as timeless. However, the archaeological record and accounts from Hopi people paint a much more dynamic picture, full of migrations, gatherings, and dispersals of people; a search for the center place; and the struggle to reconcile different cultural and religious traditions. Becoming Hopi weaves together evidence from archaeology, oral tradition, historical records, and ethnography to reconstruct the full story of the Hopi Mesas, rejecting the colonial divide between prehistory and history.

The Hopi and their ancestors have lived on the Hopi Mesas for more than two thousand years, a testimony to sustainable agricultural practices that supported one of the largest populations in the Pueblo world. Becoming Hopi is a truly collaborative volume that integrates Indigenous voices with more than fifteen years of archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork. Accessible and colorful, this volume presents groundbreaking information about Ancestral Pueblo villages in the greater Hopi Mesas region, making it a fascinating resource for anyone who wants to learn about the rich and diverse history of the Hopi people and their enduring connection to the American Southwest.

Contributors: Lyle Balenquah, Wesley Bernardini, Katelyn Bishop, Kyle Bocinsky, T. J. Ferguson, Saul Hedquist, Maren P. Hopkins, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Lee Wayne Lomayestewa, Joel Nicholas, Matthew Peeples, Gregson Schachner, R. J. Sinensky, Julie Solometo, Kellam Throgmorton, Trent Tu tsi

Weight: 2324g
Dimension: 226 x 287 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780816542345