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