Hopi Reservation

The Hopi Reservation is a Native American reservation for the Hopi people located in the middle of the Navajo Reservation in Navajo County, Arizona. The site in north-eastern Arizona has a total land area of 1,542,306 acres and as of 1999 had a population of 8,852. The system of villages are based around three Mesas in the traditional pueblo style which has been traditionally used by the Hopi. Walpi is the oldest village on the first mesa having been established in 1690 after the villages at the foot of mesa Koechaptevela was abandoned for fear of Spanish reprisal post 1680 Pueblo Revolt. The Hopi Tribal Council is the local governing body consisting of elected officials from the various reservation villages. Its powers were given to it under the Hopi Tribal Constitution. The Hopis consider their life on the reservation and their great dependence on corn the "fourth world". Hopi High School is the secondary education institute for reservation residents. Hopi Radio, a station with a mix of traditional Hopi and typical American programming is run for the reservation and provides internships for Hopi High School.

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Native American - Hopi - Navajo Reservation - Navajo County - Arizona - Acre - 1999 - Pueblo - 1690 - Koechaptevela - Spanish - 1680 - Pueblo Revolt - Hopi Tribal Constitution - Corn - Hopi High School

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