All of mine and my peoples daily life is part of our religion, and our belief is to help others improve their life. We have practically no sports or gambling. We’re brown skinned, have broad flat noses, and large mouths and women are often plump. My family and others are divided by our mothers extended family, which is called clans. Each clan has a chief. The chief leads our people, supervises irrigation projects, and stamps out witch craft.

When my kids were born, my wife and I were over joyed that we were going to be able to participate in activities that will last for the rest of my child’s life. Newborns, during their first twenty days of life, are kept out of the sun in Hopi clans. Also infant’s hair is washed, cornmeal is applied to the face and the infant is blessed with the Mother Corn. The infant is then ready to be presented to the relatives, th

I most Hopi families men are responsible for building the home, corrals, and fences, though women often helped. Women responsibilities included taking care of the children and keeping the family home clean and orderly. Women also cooked butchered, collected edible plants, harvested crops from the family fields for immediate consumption, and weave blankets and rugs. Men are also responsible for working in the fields, looking after the cattle, horses, hauling water and cutting firewood and coal for cooking and heating. During sheering, dipping, and lambing season every able member of the family helps out.

The only other time my father wore his wedding clothes was at his burial. When he died he was buried in a sitting position, with his head between his knees. I left food near his grave each day to pay my respects. When my wife’s father died she inherited, our home.

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