Roads in the sky : the Hopi Indians in a century of change

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Roads in the sky : the Hopi Indians in a century of change

Richard O. Clemmer

(Conflict and social change series / series editors, Scott Whiteford and William Derman)

Westview Press, 1995

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813325118

Description

Despite 100 years with the dominant American culture, Hopi culture today maintains continuity with its aboriginal roots while reflecting the impact of the 20th century.A compelling study of ?fourth worlders? coping with a powerful nation-state, this book depicts Hopi social organization, economy, religion, and politics as well as key events in the history of Hopi-U.S. relations.Hopis have used their culture and their sociopolitical structures to deal with change. Clemmer focuses on six major events in Hopi history: a factionalist schism that split the largest Hopi village, Oraibi, into 3 villages; the impact of the federal Indian Reorganization Act of 1934; the rise of a political movement known as ?traditionalism''; the story behind far-reaching oil and coal leases of the 1960s; the Hopi-Navajo land dispute; and the disappearance of ceremonial objects into private collections and museums.

Table of Contents

Preface -- A Note on Orthography -- Hopi Prophecy, the World System, and Modernization -- An Introduction to Hopi Society and Material Conditions -- Spaniards, Navajos, Mormons: 1540-1875 -- Hopi Culture on the Edge of the Twentieth Century -- The Oraibi Split of 1906 and the Great Transformation -- Reorganization: 1910-1945 -- The Rise of the Traditionalists: 1946-1977 -- Mineral Leasing, 1961-1989 -- The Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute: 1958-1993 -- Repatriation: The Present, the Future, and Beyond -- Conclusion: Hopi Society, the World System, and Modernization
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813385389

Description

For the past 100 years, Hopis have had to deal with technological, economic and political changes originating from outside their society. The author documents the ways in which Hopis have used their culture and their socio-political structures to deal with change, focusing on major events in Hopi history. A study of "fourth worlders" coping with a dominant nation state, the book documents Hopi social organization, economy, religion and politics, as well as key events in the history of Hopi-US relations. Despite 100 years of contact with the dominant American culture, Hopi culture today maintains continuity with aboriginal roots while reflecting the impact of the 20th century.

Table of Contents

  • Oraibi - place of prophesy on the American desert
  • anthropological theory and method
  • Hopi socio-political organization
  • the great transformation - changes in Hopi demography, economy, social organization, and settlement patterns, 1830-1940
  • non-Indian jurisdiction
  • Hopi mythic process and political ideology
  • the traditionalist movement
  • Hopi progressivism
  • the traditionalist movement and the role of traditionalism in Hopi culture
  • the Hopi-Navajo land dispute in political-economic perspective
  • Conclusion - levels of integration, evolution, and the roles of culture, society, politics and economics in change.

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  • NCID
    BA25015522
  • ISBN
    • 0813385385
    • 0813325110
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boulder
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 377 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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