The Hopi Indians were and are a Native American tribe located in Arizona and New Mexico. The Hopi are a stationary tribe. They are given their names from the two-three story appartment style huts they lived in called Peublos. The Pueblos always faced south and were constructed earth and straw bricks, the floors were wooden or packed earth. The Hopi are considered a sub tribe of the Pueblo and speak a different language. Each village has its own government however, there is a tribal council that oversees buisness transactions and realtions with the U.S. government. The Hopi have a very complicated religious system. The Hopi are considered the worlds best dry farmers, dry farming includes farming in sheltered valleys as well as irrigated terraces below the village. The Hopi are often associated with a certain level of peace however this is only partly true as they also faught with neighboring tribes. The first contact with Europeans came in 1540 when Coronado and his men arrived and searched the village for gold, upon finding none they left and the next European contact was'nt untill 1629. In 1629 the Spanish came and built missions, the Hopi at the time pretended to follow Spanish religion however they secretly practiced there own religion. The Hopi are significant becuase of the art, architecture, and farming advancements they contributed to society. The Hopi brought a brand new style of living into the world with the "apartment like" Pueblos, they also were exceptional farmers in an area that gets little percipitation (Arizona). 

 

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