The imprints of the tribes such as the Navajo, Apache, Hopi and Zuni are visible on the land of Southwest. |
For the Navajo, Hopi, Papago and other Native Americans already living in the Southwest, the land was sacred. |
Fierce land disputes between their tribes far predate the 19 th-century creation of the Navajo and Hopi reservations, and continue to this day. |
How much the Hopi value turquoise becomes apparent toward the close of a ritual enactment known as the Clown Ceremony. |
Modern Hopi farmers still use the old methods, raising mainly corn, melons, gourds, and many varieties of beans. |
Students turn their attention to the study of American Indian tribes, including the Hopi, Navajo, Apache and others. |