Orayvi sunset
Tag: Hopi
En route to Moencopi
Hopi and other Native understandings of Rainbow Bridge
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time fishing and water skiing on Lake Powell. While having fun on the lake, one of the places that we used to visit was Rainbow Bridge National Monument in southern Utah.
On YouTube, I came across an interesting video of Hopi oral histories of the bridge. In 2009, the U.S. National Park Service conducted the interviews to mark the Monument’s 100 year anniversary. The Hopis in the video include Wilton Kooyahoema (Hotevilla), Floyd Lomakuyvaya (Shungopavi), and Rod Duwala (Oraivi).
Members of the Navajo, Kaibab Paiute, San Juan Paiute, and White Mesa Ute nations were also interviewed for this project. I have posted their segments below.
Kachina Bears
Just when I thought I’d seen it all, I find this company on the internet. My guess is that it won’t be long before they start offering kivas and ladders as accessories.
Two years of blogging
When I started beyondthemesas.com in November 2009, I told myself that I would blog for six months. After that, I would reevaluate whether I wanted to continue.
More than two years later, the blog has received 31,612 “hits” and 180 comments. While some bloggers receive this many hits in one week (or one day), I am grateful to know that a handful of people find beyondthemesas.com useful and perhaps even interesting.
At the very least, the blog provides an alternative to the many bizarre websites out there on the Hopi.
The most popular posts continue to be on Hopi runners and photography. This year, the posts on the Hopi and Navajo water rights issue received a lot of attention.
Many thanks to people back home and those beyond the mesas who dropped by this past year to read my blog. I look forward to another productive year of blogging in 2012.
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
The Hopi Foundation 2011 Fall Newsletter
Hopi village of Los Angeles
Information to the whereabouts of the long lost Hopi village of Los Angeles has surfaced in the L.A. Times. But think twice if you would like to live there. Rent is steep! Check it out: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/12/atwater-bungalows.html
Navajo-Hopi Observer: Hopi Tribe’s financial issues predate Shingoitewa
Hopi Tumalhoymuy Tutuveniam – December 2011
Countdown to end of HEEF Alumni Challenge
Are you a Hopi alum? If so, please consider donating to this year’s Hopi Education Endowment Fund Alumni Challenge. This is a great opportunity to give back to HEEF and further opportunities for other Hopi students. As a non-gaming nation, we have to depend on other ways to raise funds for our students. The Alumni Challenge is one of those ways. As of today, HEEF has received $2, 218 of its $6,000 goal. There is still time to donate. Click here for more information. The Alumni Challenge ends this Friday November 18. Let’s do what we can to ensure educational opportunities for our people!
Kwakwha,
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
Hopi Education Endowment Fund Board Member
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