Part one of term paper
In the Southwestern United States, perched high above northern Arizona, are three isolated mesas. Appropriately named First, Second, and Third Mesa, this starkly beautiful land is home to the Hopi Indians. The Hopi reservation is a remote area, comprising approximately 650,000 acres, and is surrounded on all sides by the Navajo Reservation. T ...

Part two of term paper
... which assists their way of life in the harsh, arid deserts of Northern Arizona. The focus of their religion involve Kachinas, which represent the spirit essence of everything in nature. There is no precise definition for a Kachina; for a Hopi, their significance ranges from the spirits of ancestors, dieties of the natural world, or intermediaries between man and the gods. They may bring rain, fertile crops, punish transgressions, or cure disease. For six months of each year (August through Januar ...