Hopi Tribe

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A federally recognized tribe, the Hopi Indians live on the Hopi reservation surrounded by the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi are also known as "Moki" and "Moqui," both which are considered demeaning terms. The Hopi call themselves "Hopituh Shi-nu-mu," meaning "The Peaceful People" or "Peacerful Little Ones." Like many Native American tribes, the Hopi are organized into clans, focusing on the matrilineal lines will help those searching for Hopi ancestors.

History

 * Hopi Indian Tribal History
 * [http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/viewPage.cgi?showp=1&amp;size=2&amp;id=nai.12.book.00000016&amp;volume=12 Northwestern University Digital Library Collections, Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indians; The Hopi, Volume 12, Page 3.
 * Canyons, Cultures and Environmental Change, Northern Arizona University, Hopi
 * Hopi

Brief Timeline

 * 1583: Spanish explorer, Antonio de Espejo
 * 1598: Juan de Onate and men, had the Hopi swear allegiance to the Spanish Crown
 * 1629: First missionaries encountered the tribe
 * 1680: Pueblo Rebellion occured when the Spanish tried to eliminate all Kachina worship.
 * 1700: Hopi traditionalist killed all the Christian men in Awatovi and destroyed the village. Many living in Awatovi had converted to Catholic faith.
 * 1882: Hopi Reservation established

Contact
Hopi Tribe P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 Phone: 1.928.734.3100 Fax: 1.928.734.6665

The Official Website of the Hopi Tribe

Reservations
Today, the Hopi reservation is located in part in Coconino and Navajo county. It consists of about 1.5 million acres and is made of about 12 villages located on three mesas.

Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute

Executive Order 11829: The Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency Committee (signed 6 Jan 1975) Executive Order 11853: Amended Executive Order No. 11829, relating to the Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency Committee (signed 17 Apr 1975)

"A Hopi (Moqui) petition signed by all the Chiefs and headmen of the tribe asking the Federal Government to give them title to their lands instead of individually allotting each tribal member" held at the National Archives: Letters Recieved, 1881-1907; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1989; Records Group 75

[http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/annotation/2003/2003-mar.pdf Sheridan, Thomas. "The Hopi History Project: Where 21st-Century Hopis Meet 16th-Century Spaniards" Annotation Vol. 31, No.1 (March 2003)]

Hopi Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)

First Mesa


 * Waalpi (Walpi)
 * Sitsomovi (Sichomovi)
 * Hanoki (Hano or Tewa)

Second Mesa


 * Songoopavi (Shungopovi or Shongopavi)
 * Musangnuvi (Mishongnovi)
 * Sipawlavi (Shipaulovi)

Third Mesa


 * Orayvi (Oraibi)
 * Hoatvela (Hotevilla)
 * Paaqavi (Bakabi or Bacavi)
 * Munqapi (Upper and Lower Moenkopi/Moencopi)
 * Kiqotsmovi (Kykotsmovi)

The Hopi Tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Superintendency

Indian Census Roll

 * Roll 188: Hopi, 1924-26 (FHL 576877)
 * Roll 189: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1927-29 (FHL 576878)
 * Roll 190: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1930 (FHL 576879)
 * Roll 191: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1931 (FHL 576880)
 * Roll 192: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1932 (with birth and death rolls, 1925-31) (FHL 576881)
 * Roll 193: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1933 (FHL 576882)
 * Roll 194: Hopi and Navajo Indians, 1934-36 (FHL 576883)
 * Roll 195: Hopi, 1937-39 (FHL 576884)
 * Roll 272: Navajo (Moqui Pueblo, or Hopi, and Navajo Indians), 1885 (with 1891 general schedule, and letter, 1898) (FHL 579682)
 * Roll 640: Western Navajo (Hopi Indians and Navajo and Paiute Indians for 1929), 1905 (letter), undated Hopi roll, 1915-20, 1922, 1923 (letter), 1924-27, 1929. (FHL 583099)
 * Roll 641: Navajo, Hopi and Paiute Indians, 1930 (FHL 583100)
 * Roll 642: Navajo, Hopi and Paiute Indians, 1931 (FHL 583101)
 * Roll 643: Navajo, Hopi and Paiute Indians, 1932 (FHL 583102)
 * Roll 644: Navajo, Hopi, and Paiute Indians, 1933 (with birth and death rolls, 1925-33) (FHL 583103)
 * Roll 645: Navajo, Hopi, and Paiute Indians, 1934-35 (FHL 583104)

Enrollment
For those interested in becoming an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe, contact:

Hopi Office of Enrollment Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039 (928-734-3153)

Hopi Tribe Website in regards to enrollment

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

 * 75.5.1: Records of the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Textual Records. This contains records relating to the Hopi-Navajo land dispute, 1969-72.
 * 75.6.9: Records of the Phoenix, AZ, Area Office: Textual Records (In Denver). This contains contracts, policies, and plans of operations for the Colorado RIver, Hopi, Nevada, Papago, Pima, San Carlos, and other agencies, 1941-63.
 * 75.19.46: Records of the Hopi Indian Agency, AZ: Textual Records (in Los Angeles). This contains letters sent, 1910-12.  Journal of agency activities ("Office Diaries"), 1911-16.  Central subject files, 1926-56.  Letters sent regarding supplies and property, 1911-14.  Employee appraisal reports, 1911-13.  Individual Indian money (IIM) ledgers, 1936-51.  Census schedule of the Hopi Indians of Western Navajo Agency and related records, 1922-24.  Register of pupils, 1907-11.

LDS
United States: Bureau of Indian Affairs: Hopi Agency. School Records, 1937, 1950-51. (FHL 1249787)

Schools

 * Albuquerque Indian School (Albuquerque, NM)
 * Chimopovy Day School (Toreva, AZ)
 * Moencopi Day School (Moencopi, AZ)
 * Oraibi Day School (Oraibi, AZ)
 * Polacca Day School (Polacca, AZ)
 * Second Mesa Day School (Toreva, AZ)
 * Phoenix School (Phoenix, AZ)
 * Westerm Navajo School (Tuba City, AZ)

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws the Hopi Tribe Arizona, approved December 1936.
 * Hopi Cultural Preservation OfficeHome Page
 * Hope Tribe The official website of the Hopi Indians.