Footprints of Hopi history = Hopihiniwtiput kukveni'at

Kuwanwisiwma, Leigh J., (editor.). Ferguson, T. J. (Thomas John), 1950- (editor.). Colwell, Chip (John Stephen), 1975- (editor.).

Summary: "Kukveni--footprints--are a powerful historical metaphor that the Hopi people use to comprehend their tangible heritage. Hopis say that the deity Máasaw instructed their ancestors to leave footprints during their migrations from their origin place to their home today as evidence that they had fulfilled a spiritual pact to serve as stewards of his land. Today's Hopis understand these footprints to be the archaeological remains of former settlements--pottery sherds, stone tools, petroglyphs, and other physical evidence of past use and occupation of the land. The fourteen chapters in Footprints of Hopi History: Hopihiniwtiput Kukveni'at focus on these Hopi footprints as they are understood through a variety of research techniques, including archaeology, ethnography, documentary history, plant genetics, and educational outreach. The editors and contributors offer fresh and innovative perspectives on Hopi archaeology and history, and demonstrate how one tribe has significantly advanced knowledge about its past through collaboration with archaeologists and cultural anthropologists. The book features managerial uses of research, cultural landscape theory, use of GIS in research, archaeological interpretations of social identity and immigration, analysis of corn genetics, heritage education of youth, and research of oral traditions and documentary history. Footprints of Hopi History highlights the Hopi tribe's leadership in sustained efforts to create bridges between tribal goals and anthropology, forging a path for others to follow."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780816536986
ISBN: 0816536988
Physical Description: print
xiv, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The collaborative road : a personal history of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office / Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma -- 2. Traditional cultural properties and the Hopi model of cultural preservation / Chip Colwell and Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa -- 3. Maintining Hopi stewardship of Öngtupqa (the Grand Canyon) / Michael Yeatts -- 4. Tungwniwpi nit wukwlavayi = Named places and oral traditions : multivocal approaches to Hopi land / Saul L. Hedquist, Maren P. Hopkins, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Lee Wayne Lomayestewa, and T.J. Ferguson -- 5. Visual prominence and the stability of cultural landscapes / Wesley Bernardini -- 6. The Homol'ovi Research Program : enriching Hopi history through collaboration / E. Charles Adams -- 7. The Davis Ranch Site : a Kayenta immigrant enclave and a Hopi footprint in southeastern Arizona / Patrick D. Lyons -- 8. Becoming Hopi : exploring Hopi ethnogenesis through architecture, pottery, and cultural knowledge / Kelley Hays-Gilpin and Dennis Gilpin -- 9. Pathways to Hopi : cultural affiliation and the archaeological textile record / Laurie D. Webster -- 10. The genetic diversity of Hopi corn / Mark D. Varien, Shirley Powell, and Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma -- 11. Hopi footprints : what really matters in cultural preservation / Joëlle Clark and George Gumerman IV -- 12. Oral traditions and the tyranny of the documentary record : the Moquis and Kastiilam Hopi History project / Thomas E. Sheridan -- 13. Forging new intellectual genealogies in Southwest archaeology / Gregson Schachner -- 14. The Native shaping of anthropological inquiry / Peter M. Whiteley -- Appendix. Primary research reports and publications from projects sponsored by the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office.