Hopi Tribe

United States Arizona Indians of Arizona

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The Hopi Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Arizona.

Ancestral homeland: First Mesa, Second Mesa and Third Mesa all part of the Black Mesa on the Colorado Plateau between the Colorado River and the Rio Grande.

Clans: Snake, Badger, and Antelope

Population: 1990: 7,300

Tribal Headquarters

Hopi Tribe
P.O. Box 123
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Phone: 1.928.734.3100
Fax: 1.928.734.6665

History

Brief Timeline

• 1583: Spanish explorer, Antonio de Espejo
• 1598: Juan de Onate and men, had the Hopi swear allegiance to the Spanish Crown
• 1629: First missionaries encountered the tribe
• 1680: Pueblo Rebellion occured when the Spanish tried to eliminate all Kachina worship. 
• 1700: Hopi traditionalist killed all the Christian men in Awatovi and destroyed the village. Many living in Awatovi had converted to Catholic faith.
• 1882: Hopi Reservation established

Reservations

First Mesa

• Walpi
• Sichomovi
• Hano

Second Mesa

• Shungopovi
• Mishongnovi
• Shipaulovi

Third Mesa

• Oraibi
• New Oraibi
• Hotevilla
• Bakabi
• Upper and Lower Moenkopi

The Hopi Tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Superintendency

Records

Correspondence and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234  RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Numbers	FHL Film Numbers	Post-1885 Census  M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Numbers	FHL Film Numbers
Hopi	Hopi Agency, 1910-56	Los Angeles	-		Rolls 188-95	576876-884
Hopi	Western Navajo Agency, 1902-17	Los Angeles	-		Rolls 640-45	583099-104

Vital Records

• Hopi Agency M595, births and deaths 1925-1931, FHL Film: 576881
• Western Navajo  M595, births and death 1925-1933, FHL Film: 583103, and births and deaths 1928-1934,  FHL Film: 583104

Important Web Sites

• Constitution and By-Laws the Hopi Tribe Arizona, approved December 1936.
• Hopi Cultural Preservation Office Home Page
• Wikipedia article about the Hopi Indians