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In the southwestern United States, above northern Arizona, are three mesas. The mesas create the home for the Hopi Indians. The Hopi have a deeply religious, isolated, tribal culture with a unique history. The Hopi stress group cooperation. The tribe is organized around a clan system. In a clan system, all the members consider themselves relatives. The clans form a social glue that has held the Hopi villages together. Clan membership provides a singular Hopi …

…reciprocation. The Hopi were simple hunter-gatherers. They hunted deer, antelope and elk. Corn, squash, beans, pine nuts, prickly pear, yucca, berries and other wild food were collected. All these possessions represented wealth because the Hopi used a barter system. To conclude, The Hopi Indians are a tribal civilization who have survived for hundreds of years. They regard themselves as the first inhabitants of America. They may also be some of most interesting inhabitants of America.