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Collectors all over the world prize the distinctive silver jewelry crafted by the Hopi people of northern Arizona. Margaret Wright's comprehensive guide, first published over thirty years ago and updated in 1998 to include new artisans, has long been considered the best available reference on Hopi silversmithing and is now available only from UNM Press.

Beginning with a brief look at the geographic area that helped form Hopi identity and culture, Wright moves on to examine Hopi silversmiths from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. Included is the important role played by Mary Russell-Colter of the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. Russell-Colter encouraged the Hopis to adopt a unique design style that would set their work apart from other Indian silver work, thereby making it more easily distinguishable and profitable. Wright also provides a survey of the tools utilized by the artisans.

The index of hallmarks utilized by more than 300 Hopi silversmiths, arranged chronologically and by type of symbol, with brief information about each artist is a necessity for anyone collecting Hopi silver work. ... Read more

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Excellent Information on Hopi Silver
Southwest Native American Jewelry is often seen as "monolithic": "Oh I got it in the Southwest, when I was visiting there." This book, and the photographs offer some clear differences between styles of the Hopi, the Navaho, and the other pueblo tribes in New Mexico.

Hopi Silversmithing at its finest
A Great book to convey the Hopi Indian Artestry of Silversmithing. Includes tribal and individual trademark symbols.
Support Native Americans by purchasing only Authentic Native American Made Jewelry. The Hopi Indians are Masters of their trade in Silversmithing. This is a well rounded book and I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates Hopi Silver!

Same book different cover
This is the same 1998 book with a different cover. No new information since the 1998 edition.

Updated in 1998 to include 80 new artisans
Back in print is Hopi Silver: The History And Hallmarks Of Hopi Silversmithing, a revised classic covering the history and hallmarks of Hopi silversmithing. This classic appeared over twenty years ago and was updated in 1998 to include 80 new artisans: it not only reveals the history of past and contemporary Hopi silversmithers, but it provides an important reference of unique hallmarks used by other 300 Hopi silversmiths, including designs, silversmith name and clan, and years he or she began their work. Add color photos and you have a memorable coverage.

A valuable and beautifully illustrated resource!
For anyone who admires or collects Hopi jewelry, this guide will only serve to deepen your appreciation of this beautiful artwork.After setting the stage geographically, Wright starts at the beginning with a history ofHopi crafts and culture, and early silversmiths.Of particular interestwas the role played by Mary-Russell Colter of the Museum of NorthernArizona in encouraging the Hopi artists to create a design style that wasuniquely Hopi, distinguishable from other Native American jewelry, andtherefore profitable.The color plates of traditional and modern Hopijewelry designs are stunning.The book closes with an index of thehallmarks of more than 300 Hopi silversmiths-- arranged chronologically andby type of symbol, with brief information about each artist.An invaluablereference for serious or casual collectors! ... Read more

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Mahnah is a Hopi word meaning "The Leading Women of the Tribe." 235 indexed pages. ... Read more

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"Meet Naiche" is the first of three books in the National Museum of the American Indian's series, My World: Young Native Americans Today. Written in association with the Smithsonian Institution, the book chronicles a day in the life of a young Piscataway boy, Naiche Woosah Tayac.

Author Gabrielle Tayac (Piscataway) shares Naiche's tribal history, his daily life experiences, and the Piscataway ancient ceremonies and customs. Vibrant photography by John Harrington (Siletz) documents Naiche, his family, and the Awakening of Mother Earth celebration. ... Read more

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A Solid Addition
I couldn't resist a book with my name in it, and I was pleased to find that this book was very good.It follows Mindy, a teenage Native American girl of the Hopi and Tewa tribes in Arizona, through the Corn Grinding Ceremony and the Yah-ne-wah Dance.The majority of the book is told in the first person in simple, readable language easily understood by 4th to 6th graders.A few pages at the beginning give a brief overview of Hopi history and culture, and a few pages at the end take readers through a description of a Hopi year through the seasons.The "About the Author" section starts the book, which makes for a weak beginning.Nonetheless this book is a browser's delight. Every page has brightly colored photographs illustrating the story.Not to mention, it is full of information about Hopi culture.This book will find a home on school and public library shelves.

Following Mindy through her coming-of-age ceremony
The second book in the impressive "My World: Young Native Americans Today" series from Beyond Words Publishing, Meet Mindy: A Native Girl From The Southwest by Susan Secakuku (and profusely illustrated with the color photography of John Harrington) introduces young readers to Mindy, a girl who tells of the Hopi and Tewa peoples of Arizona. Following Mindy through her coming-of-age ceremony, as well as offering an amazing look at Hopi culture including agriculture, weaving baskets, making clay pots, traditional dances, and much more, Meet Mindy is a captivating look into a rich and enduring Native American culture. ... Read more

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The oral history of Arizona's Hopi Indian tribe tells them that they were the first human beings to inhabit the North and South American continents and that they arrived aboard large rafts, island-hopping across the Pacific Ocean...not by the land bridge that once connected Alaska and Siberia.The details of their arrival, splitting up into groups and going in different directions to populate the two continents, are so detailed that it is hard to believe that they are just myths concocted for some ulterior purpose.In this provocative title, the author, known for his code-word books on the cultures of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico, uses key Hopi words as windows to reveal the traditional beliefs, customs and spirit of the Hopi people. The spiritual-based lifestyle they created was in many ways far superior to those that developed in Europe and other parts of the world...especially in their understanding of both humans and nature, and the cosmos at large.Perhaps most astounding of all in the story of the Hopi is their tradition of prophecies and their in-credible accuracy. ... Read more

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The Astounding Story of Arizona's Hopi Indians
The oral history of America's famous Hopi people tell them that they were the first human beings to inhabit the North and South American continents and that they arrived on large rafts, island-hopping across the Pacific Ocean...not by the land bridge that once connected Alaska and Siberia.
The story of their arrival, splitting up into groups and going in different directions to populate the two continents is so detailed that it is hard to believe that it is just a myth concocted for some ulterior purpose.
I have used key terms in the Hopi language that are pregnant with cultural and historical meanings as windows to reveal the amazing story of the Hopis, including how they ended up living on top of high mesas that rise up like sentinels in northern Arizona.
Perhaps most astounding of all in the story of the Hopis is their tradition of prophecies, and their incredible accuracy--including the coming of white men with guns, the coming of wagons, the coming of therailroad, cattle, electric power lines--and future wars.
This is fascinating read for anyone who is interested not only in Native Americans but in an incredible saga of an ancient people who have survived into modern times...and continue to practice their ancient ceremonials.
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The history of the Hopi (meaning "wise and beautiful people") is explored through a series of questions and answers, such as "Would you live in a teepee?" and "What did girls have to learn?" ... Read more

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Great product for teachers!
As a teacher I use some of the books in the series to read to my 8th grade History classes. I utilize the books around the units in American History to expand student knowledge of the people or situations we are discussing. I read 4-5 pages everyday and we discuss the information contained in the books. The students gain a much better perspective of what it was like.

Beautiful and Comprehensive
Our kids were first exposed to the Hopi culture when they read "The Warrior Maiden" by Ellen Schecter. This book captured their imagination and inspired them to learn more about the fascinating Hopi. "If You Lived Among the Hopi" was the book I turned to in order to satisfy their curiosity. It was exactly what the kids were looking for.

A Hopi elder has pointed out that the information pertaining to the katsinam is inappropriate in its presentation for children of the Hopi culture. This truth must be honored. At the same time it should not keep Hopi "outsiders" from purchasing this wonderful book. Perhaps in the future the publisher will allow the author to write a version that is acceptable for Hopi children to read.

I recommend purchasing "The Warrior Maiden" in conjunction with this book. My children continue to return to this legend. Together these two books brought the richness and beauty of the Hopi people to life for our kids.

Not for Hopi kids
I was impressed with the accuracy and sensitivity of this book until it started talking about the katsinam as "men dressed as kachinas" and I was shocked at the drawing of men holding katsina masks.These are sacred matters which should NOT be presented in this manner in a book intended for children.Hopi children should not be exposed to this kind of information.

The Interest of Living with the Hopi
This is a great book. It has a lot of facts in it. The illustrations and the text made it seem like you were there, and you really feel how you would live and work. They had to do a lot of work, even the children. Children collected firewood, beans, plants, and other things to help with the gardens and food. In Hopi culture, the boys and the girls were equal. They had different jobs, but neither were more important than the other. The Hopi also looked for baby eagles hundreds of feet off the ground to see if they're prayers would be answered. I would recommend this book to kids and grown ups who are interested in Hopi and in our country.

Great for Kids AND Adults
This was a very interesting book, and I enjoyed it as much as my five-year-old son (and I learned as much as he did, too). In fact, my 11-year-old daughter was compelled to join in the reading, too. The book's Q&A, second-person format makes the reader feel involved, and the author answers questions that cover basic Hopi beliefs and culture, as well as things that children really want to know: "What games would I play?" ... Read more

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This newly revised and updated guide provides all the essential information travelers need to explore the spectacular buttes and secret canyons of the Navajo and Hopi Nations (together they cover an area bigger that Maine). Native Roads is packed with detailed maps, points of interest, landmarks, and even tips on culturally sensitive etiquette. Here's where to find Navajo and Hopi hospitality in fine restaurants and lodgings, and also where to witness ancient cultures vibrantly alive in the modern world. 100 b/w photographs and illustrations.Amazon.com Review
Some Arizona books have these large sections dotted off--the Indian reservations the authors think you needn't know about--but this book takes you there. It's informed, pragmatic, and refreshingly free of hype. The "Important Things to Know" chapter includes Navajo creation stories along with health precautions and how to buy a Navajo rug. From Four Corners National Monument to the Grand Canyon, Fran Kosik gives needed survival advice on motels, camping, restaurants (and gas stations, which aren't as plentiful as you may think), interspersed with scholarly archeological, geographical anthropological information, and sensitive attention to the people who still live there. ... Read more

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the single best......
i bought a used copy of this book thinking that it would give me the highlights of the various roads of "indian country".. i was a bit disappointed in this for about the first hundred pages - until i finally figured out what the book was about.it was subtle detail about everything. once i slowed down and started understanding what the author was doing,i suddenly realized that i had in my hands one of the most amazing books i have EVER read. history, politics, geology, rug patterns,
hotels, shops- of the hopi and navajo nations -it is all here. buy this book if you travel in these areas. it is simply wonderful.

Native Roads: The Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations, Newly Revised.
Not often does a road guide go in to the category of leisure reading, but this one certainly does. The descriptions capture the magic of this part of the country, and serve as a reminder of previous visits to the area, and as a stimulus for future visits.

Hopi & Navajo Road Trip Guide
I'm just going to quote Tony Hillerman, he says it best: "NATIVE ROADS is loaded with all sorts of helpful iinformation, well designed, easy to use. Don't head for the reservation country without one."

Native Roads: The Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations
If you are going to travel in this area, and DON'T want to get lost. Buy this book

NATIVE ROADS
THIS BOOK WAS VERY EASY TO USE AND SO VALUABLE IN "FINDING" PLACES TO VISIT.WE TRAVELED IN THE HOPI RESERVATION RECENTLY AND USED THIS BOOK.WE TOOK THE BOOK'S SUGGESTIONS ON TWO SPECIAL PLACES TO DRIVE OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND FOUND SPECTACULAR VIEWS.ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO DRIVE TOWARDS THE WINDMILL, WHICH WE DID AND WHAT WE SAW WAS UNBELIEVABLE.COAL MINE CANYON OPENED UP BEFORE OUR EYES - SURPRISING BEAUTY FOUND IN A SPECIAL RED AND WHITE CANYON.YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS THERE EXCEPT FOR THIS BOOK.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING AREAS LESS "TOURISTY". ... Read more

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This ebook is complete with illustrations and a linked Table of Content making navigation quicker and easier.

By a brief survey of present day Hopi culture and an examination into the myths and traditions constituting the unwritten literature of this people, this bulletin proposes to show that an intimate connection exists between their ritual acts, their moral standards, their social organization, even their practical activities of today, and their myths and tales—the still unwritten legendary lore.

The myths and legends of primitive peoples have always interested the painter, the poet, the thinker; and we are coming to realize more and more that they constitute a treasure-trove for the archaeologist, and especially the anthropologist, for these sources tell us of the struggles, the triumphs, the wanderings of a people, of their aspirations, their ideals and beliefs; in short, they give us a twilight history of the race.

As the geologist traces in the rocks the clear record of the early beginnings of life on our planet, those first steps that have led through the succession of ever-developing forms of animal and plant life at last culminating in man and the world as we now see them, so does the anthropologist discover in the myths and legends of a people the dim traces of their origin and development till these come out in the stronger light of historical time. And it is at this point that the ethnologist, trying to understand a race as he finds them today, must look earnestly back into the "realm of beginnings," through this window of so-called legendary lore, in order to account for much that he finds in the culture of the present day. ... Read more

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Presents the history and culture of the Hopis, from their earliest years on the North American continent to the present day. ... Read more

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Surveys various aspects of Hopi culture, including family life and daily activities, hunting and food gathering, clothing, games, religion, and social organization. ... Read more

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Traditional stories and myths from the Native Americans. ... Read more

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"Loloma. My name is Mindy, and I'm fourteen. My Hopi name is Dawayumsi (pronounced dah-WAH-yum-see), which means 'new dawn' or 'beginning of a new day.'"

This second book in the series My World: Young Native Americans Today tells the story of Mindy, a Hopi and Tewa girl from the Southwest. Readers will journey with Mindy through her coming-of-age ceremony and will trace the history of the Hopi tribe. John Harrington's impressive photography brings to life the Arizona landscape and the beautiful katchina dolls carved by Mindy's father and grandfather. Susan Secakuku of the Hopi Butterfly Clan relates in detail the ceremonies that are special to the Hopi, such as the Corn Grinding Ceremony. She shows what daily life is like today, high on the mesas of the American Southwest.

This insightful and instructive book offers a rare glimpse into the contemporary culture of the Hopi tribe, while celebrating Native American life. ... Read more

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I'm Confused by Other Reviews!
This is a great book- but it has nothing to do with a Native American boy living in the east!Mindy is a Hopi girl living in Arizona!

Susan has a lovely writing style and a deep understanding of her Hopi culture.I recommend this book for those wanting to learn more about the Hopi culture from the Hopi viewpoint.

Finally, an accurate view of today's Native American
This is a timely book, especially with the typical flurry of Native American activities that start in November in schools around the nation.One of the best qualities of this book is that it shows that Naiche is like any other American boy: has a family, lives in a house, eats pizza, plays soccer, and wears cargo pants.Native Americans are still the subject of stereotypes fueled by many aspects of society.For example, sports team mascots that reinforce people's ignorance. This book goes a long way toward showing that Native children have the same dreams and needs as all of our children.

This is a beautifully written and photographed book that should be on every teacher's reading list, public library, and family bookshelves.

Much Needed Resource for East Coast
Having seen an advance copy of this extremely informative and enjoyable book, I can urge teachers and parents looking for entertaining material on how Native Americans in the East live today to buy this book.It tells the story of a multi-tribal boy and his daily life.Dr. Tayac has an engaging writing style and the history and culture are presented in a very accessible manner.

Native Boy Tale Charms Kids of All Cultures
Naiche is described so stirringly in this book by Dr. Tayac that any native or non-native American would want to know him.Many American children in 2002 grow up multi-culturally and this wonderfully written children's book clearly evokes a compelling portrait of Naiche's world.The richness of Naiche's Indian culture will expand the horizons of any child who reads this page turner.

Meet Naiche Hits the Mark
This book will inform and entertain youngsters from second to sixth grade. Youngsters from about third to sixth grade can read this book independently while first and second graders can have it read to them. It demonstrates the daily life of a real native child and shows how many American Indian children live in the eastern region of the U.S. today. It also corrects common beliefs that many youngsters between ages 6 and 11 or 12 hold, that native children live in teepees and wear deerskin clothes etc. The author, Dr. Gabrielle Tayac, a Piscataway Indian and Naiche's cousin writes clearly and is obviously familiar with her reader and subject. She knows Naiche and his family well and communicates this to her audience in a interesting manner. The photography and the text mesh beautifully to tell the true life story of a contemporary native family through the eyes of a child. ... Read more

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"More than half a century of contact between the author and the Hopi people has resulted in an unusual opportunity for long informative talks with friends from the villages. These conversations in a variety of circumstances have helped to give depth to an understanding and appreciation uncommon among persons not born and raised in the Hopi way. . . . This work gives a comprehensive view of the Hopi as a people, in length of time covered as well as in depth and breadth." —Utah Historical Quarterly

"It is personal yet precise, emotional and involved, yet objective and factual. . . . Readers who know something of Hopi history will be fascinated by the new insights and interpretations presented by James." —Arizona and the West

"The author has been an active supporter of Hopi interests for some fifty years and this book is as much a testimony to his unflagging personal devotion to a small and neglected tribe as it is a history of the Hopis' determination to maintain their identity and self-respect." —Journal of Arizona History

"Harry James writes with sympathy and restraint about a proud people who have suffered unjustly in the past, and who today are seeking an identity.He brings into sharp focus the dreams for tomorrow of the Hopi tribe.Let these dreams be shared by others before it is too late." —The American West

"An amazing and gripping account of a very great and intelligent people, concentrating on fact rather than the fantastic legends that have grown up around this unique culture." —The Masterkey

"The Hopi are indeed a most interesting people, and this authentic account of their way of life is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the Indian tribes of Arizona." —The Book Exchange

"For an excellent account of the history of the Hopi, the Southwest, typical government intervention into tribal affairs and the lives of the people . . . a must for any library." —Whispering Winds ... Read more

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Welcome to Hopi Land: turquoise skies, sun-washed pueblos, traditional lifeways, and modern people.

Visit the land, art, and culture of the Hopi people, with Anna Silas, director of the Hopi Cultural Center Museum, as your guide. Hopi Land, located in northern Arizona, encompasses three spectacular mesas surrounded by 1.6 million acres of tutsqua, or homeland. Here the Hopi people have lived continuously since A.D. 500, following a way of life based on humility, cooperation, respect, and earth stewardship. Throughout this beautifully illustrated book, historical and cultural information comes to life in vintage and contemporary photographs. Illustrations also showcase world-famous Hopi arts and crafts, including pottery, textiles, jewelry, basketry, architecture, painting, and woodcarvings of divine ancestral spirits called katsinam. 35 color & b/w photos. ... Read more