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What did the Hopi Tribe trade?
Women gathered nuts, fruits, and herbs. The Hopi regularly traded with the Pueblo and Navajo tribes. Much of the trading was so the Hopi could gain art supplies. They made kachina dolls, which are figures that represent spirits, as well as silver jewelry, pottery, and baskets.
What kind of government did the Hopi have?
unicameral government
The Hopi Tribal Government is a unicameral government where all the powers are vested in the Tribal Council. While there is an executive branch (tribal chairman and vice chairman) and judicial branch, their powers are limited under the Hopi Constitution.
What was the role of the Hopi tribe?
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.
What was the climate like on the Hopi sinom reservation?
The Hopi Sinom and our ancestors, Hisat Sinom, have ancient ties to aboriginal lands occupied for over 2,000 years of cultural endurance. Main Reservation Climate: Annual precipitation is almost equally divided between summer monsoons and winter snow storms. The freeze-free period is between 130-180 days.
How many Hopi people are there in the United States?
As of the 2010 census, there were 19,338 Hopi in the United States. The Hopi language is one of 30 in the Uto-Aztecan language family. The majority of Hopi people are enrolled in the Hopi Tribe of Arizona but some are enrolled in the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
What kind of houses did the Hopi Indians live in?
As far back as they can be reliably traced by archeologists (to the period called Pueblo II, between 900 and 1100), the Hopis have been sedentary, living in masonry buildings. Their villages consisted of houses built of native stone, arranged around a central plaza containing one or more kivas. Hopi villages are arranged in much the same way today.