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People who deal with or study the Hopi quickly see signs that they are culturally divided, from village to village, and even within villages, but no matter how divided they may seem, they are only arguing about one thing. This subject of disagreement is the degree to which the Hopi need to be conservative. The non-receptivity of the Hopi to “progress” and occasional hostility to outsiders, whether the outsiders are other Native Americans (especially the Navajo), Spaniards, or Anglos, has roots far back in history.
The Hopi are a tradition-oriented nation, with their largest towns and the greatest number of their people on the three main mesas of the Black Mesa complex. These people have a long history and series of traditions to honor. The direct ancestors of the Hopi have presumably occupied the Four Corners region since approximately the birth of Christ. Most anthropologists believe that the modern Hopi are descended directly from the Anasazi or Hisat-Sinom.
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