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While the Mayan calendar attracts the most attention, other native groups exist who have a body of predictive work that indicates the significance of the year 2012. The best known of these groups is the Hopi.

WHO ARE THE HOPI?

The Hopi are a group or tribe of indigenous peoples who live in the Southwestern United States. There are approximately 7,400 members in the Hopi Nation spread across 1,561,213 acres of land in the northeast corner of Arizona. Their Reservation came into existence at the government’s orders in 1882. Then and now, it is in the center of a much larger reservation – the Navajo Reservation.

The major source of income for the Hopi is land-based. While agriculture has always been important, the money currently comes from the natural resources within the land. This does create some problems for those who follow the old philosophy of the land as sacred. Another basis for financial stability is tourism. Visitors to Hopi land, however, must understand and adhere to the established policies based on culture. No cameras or videos are allowed to take pictures of specific ceremonies, rituals, or events.

The oldest Hopi village is Oraibi. It dates back to around 1150 CE. This village is of central importance in the cultural and historical development of the Hopi tribe. Oraibi was the site of the initial major split in the Hopi between the 2 distinct branches – still existing today. These are the “hostiles” and the “friendlies.” The former fought against the acceptance of the vision of an assimilated native population. These are the traditionalists. The latter were, as the name indicates, accepting of the entire process.

The entire matter came to a head in 1906. Rather than to continue to live in disharmony – something that is loathsome to the Hopi culture, the two groups agreed to a contest. Whoever lost the tug-of-war would leave Oraibi. The Friendlies won. The hostiles left to form their own center – Hotevilla. The Friendlies remained in control of Oraibi.

Even after much persecution of the Hostiles by the representatives of the United States Government – including prison terms for the dissenters, the group remains true to its basic ideology. Although education is no longer considered undesirable by the former Hostiles, the two groups still maintain a major difference in their philosophy regarding certain aspects of “modernity.” While the names “Hostiles” and “Friendlies” come into usage on occasion, the more common terms applied to the members are traditionalists (or conservatives) and progressives (or liberals). The Hopi also have specific names for them within the context of the prophecies. These, “one-hearted” and “two-hearted,” are discussed in the section defining and describing the Hopi Prophecy.

While the primary guiding principles of the Hopi continue to be harmony and balance, there are also vestiges of hostility between the two groups, even after this length of time. Largely, it rests on the requirements implicit in tradition and the fulfilling of the requests made by Maasau (or Masa’aw) regarding the Hopi Prophecy.

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