Despite 100 years with the dominant American culture Hopi culture today maintains continuity with its aboriginal roots while reflecting the impact of the 20th century. A compelling study of ?fourth worlders? coping with a powerful nation-state this book depicts Hopi social organization economy religion and politics as well as key events in the history of Hopi-U. S. relations. Hopis have used their culture and their sociopolitical structures to deal with change. Clemmer focuses on six major events in Hopi history: a factionalist schism that split the largest Hopi village Oraibi into 3 villages; the impact of the federal Indian Reorganization Act of 1934; the rise of a political movement known as ?traditionalism''; the story behind far-reaching oil and coal leases of the 1960s; the Hopi-Navajo land dispute; and the disappearance of ceremonial objects into private collections and museums. Language: English