Hopi Prophecies - from Beginning of Life to Day of Purification

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

 

These three amazing paragraphs from the appended article refer to a Universal

Plan, a Day of Purification, and a True White Brother that the HOPI are

awaiting. True White Brother has to refer to their inner spiritual purity rather

than any skin color and 'HOPI' can mean all those whose supreme desire is to

follow the Great White Spirit! The White Buffalo Calf Woman, Shri Mataji Nirmala

Devi has incarnated, and She has made us the 'True White Brother' who are to

save all the 'HOPI' of this world, with Her Message of Self-realization,

Salvation, Purification. How many times has Shri Mataji said that we are to save

the world?! Well, the HOPI are waiting for this Great News, as stated here:

 

" We know certain people are commissioned to bring about the Purification. It is

the Universal Plan from the beginning of creation, and we are looking up to them

to bring purification to us. It is in the rock writings throughout the world, on

different continents. We will come together if people all over the world know

about it. So we urge you to spread this word around so people will know about

it, and the appointed ones will hurry up with their task, to purify the Hopi and

get rid of those who are hindering our way of life.

 

I have spoken. I wish this message to travel to all corners of this land and

across the great waters, where people of understanding may consider these words

of wisdom and knowledge. This I want. For people may have different opinions

about some things, but because of the nature of the beliefs upon which this HOPI

life is based, I expect that at least one will agree, maybe even two. If three

agree, it will be worth manyfold.

 

I am forever looking and praying eastward to the rising sun for my true white

brother to come and purify the Hopi. My father, Yukiuma, used to tell me that I

would be the one to take over as leader at this time because I belong to the Sun

Clan, the father of all the people on the Earth. I was told that I must not give

in, because I am the first. The Sun is the father of all living things from the

first Hopi creation. And if I am done, the Sun Clan, then there will be no

living thing left on the Earth. So I have stood fast. I hope you will understand

what I am trying to tell you. "

 

The HOPI need to know that we are the ones who have been commissioned to bring

about the Purification!

 

regards to all,

 

violet

 

 

 

HOPI PROPHECIES

 

From The Beginning Of Life

To the Day of Purification

 

Teachings, History & Prophecies of the Hopi People

as told by the late Dan Katchongva

Sun Clan (1865-1972)

 

Translated by Danaqyumptewa

Edited by Thomas Francis Tarbet

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Dan Katchongva, the late Sun Clan leader of Hotevilla, spent more than a century

in this life, in the course of which he was privileged to witness the battle

between the ancient world and the modern world, in which he saw many old

prophecies fulfilled. He experienced the whole spectrum, from peaceful village

life to the most forceful interference the Hopi have known since the end of the

previous world.

 

In a talk recorded on January 29, 1970, Dan told the story of the People of

Peace, from the dawn of time to the attacks which led to the founding of

Hotevilla in 1906, the school, money and police systems which threaten to end

the Hopi Way within this generation, and the consequences for America and the

world.

 

The thought of publishing his talk grew from the recognition that those causing

this tragedy, and the millions who support them, could not persist, had they but

a glimpse of the purpose behind Hopi resistance to foreign control.

 

Dan agreed to the publication of this booklet on condition that it never be

sold, insisting that to sell Hopi teachings would be like selling his own

mother.

 

He selected the portions to be published, and the accuracy of the translation

was carefully established through his interpreter, Danaqyumptewa, with emphasis

given to the original wording.

 

Statements concerning the Coyote and Grey Eagle clans, which Dan later wanted to

add, have been inserted in this edition on pages 14,15 and 16 [of original

book].

 

In addition to the prophecies fulfilled during his lifetime, Dan was told by his

father that he would live to see the beginning of the final event of this era,

the Great Day of Purification. Dan Katchongva died in 1972. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, T.F.T.

 

 

THE BEGINNING OF LIFE

 

Somewhere down in the underworld we were created by the Great Spirit, the

Creator. We were created first one, then two, then three. We were created equal,

of oneness, living in a spiritual way, where the life is everlasting. We were

happy and at peace with our fellow men. All things were plentiful, provided by

our Mother Earth upon which we were placed. We did not need to plant or work to

get food. Illness and troubles were unknown. For many years we lived happily and

increased to great numbers.

 

When the Great Spirit created us, he also gave us instructions or laws to live

by. We promised to live by his laws so that we would remain peaceful, using them

as a guideline for living happily upon that land where he created and placed us.

But from the beginning he warned us that we must not be tempted by certain

things by which we might lose this perfect way of life.

 

Of course we had advantage of many good things in this life, so by and by we

broke the Creator's command by doing what he told us not to do. So he punished

us by making us as we are now, with both soul and body. He said: " From now on

you will have to go on your own. You will get sick, and the length of your life

will be limited. "

 

He made our bodies of two principles, good and evil. The left side is good for

it contains the heart. The right side is evil for it has no heart.

 

The left side is awkward but wise. The right side is clever and strong, but it

lacks wisdom. There would be a constant struggle between the two sides, and by

our actions we would have to decide which was stronger, the evil or the good.

 

We lived in good ways for many years, but eventually evil proved to be stronger.

Some of the people forgot or ignored the Great Spirit's laws and once again

began to do things that went against his instructions. They became

materialistic, inventing many things for their own gain, and not sharing things

as they had in the past. This resulted in a great division, for some still

wanted to follow the original instructions and live simply.

 

The inventive ones, clever but lacking wisdom, made many destructive things by

which their lives were disrupted, and which threatened to destroy all the

people. Many of the things we see today are known to have existed at that time.

Finally immorality flourished. The life of the people became corrupted with

social and sexual license which swiftly involved the Kikmongwi's (chief's) wife

and daughters, who rarely came home to take care of their household duties. Not

only the Kikmongwi but also the high religious leaders were having the same

problem. Soon the leaders and others with good hearts were worried that the life

of the people was getting out of control.

 

The Kikmongwi gathered the high priests. They smoked and prayed for guidance

toward a way to solve the corruption. Many times they gathered, until finally

someone suggested that they move, find a new place, and start a new life.

 

 

EMERGENCE INTO THE PRESENT WORLD

 

Now they had often heard certain thumping sounds coming from above, so they knew

that someone might be living there. It was decided that this must be

investigated. I will describe this briefly, for the whole story would take much

space.

 

Being gifted with wisdom, they created birds for this purpose. I will name

three. Two which are known for their strength and swiftness are the kisa (hawk)

and the pavowkaya (swallow). The third was a moochnee (related to the

mockingbird). His flight is awkward, but he is known to be wise. They were each

created at separate times by magic songs, tobacco smoke and prayers, from dirt

and saliva, which was covered by a white cape (ova). Each was welcomed

respectfully and given instructions for his mission, should he succeed. The

first two failed to reach the top side of the sky, but the third one, moochnee,

came through the opening into this world.

 

The new world was beautiful. The earth was green and in bloom. The bird observed

all his instructions. His sense of wisdom guided him to the being he was

instructed to seek. When he found him it was high noon, for the being, Maasauu,

the Great Spirit, was preparing his noon day meal. Ears of corn lay beside the

fire. He flew down and lit on top of his kisi (shady house) and sounded his

arrival.

 

Maasauu was not surprised by the visitor, for by his wisdom and sense of smell

he already knew someone was coming. Respectfully he welcomed him and invited him

to sit down. The interview was brief and to the point. " Why are you here? Could

it be important? " ' " Yes, " said Moochnee, " I was sent here by the underworld

people. They wish to come to your land and live with you, for their ways have

become corrupted. With your permission they wish to move here with you and start

a new life. This is why I have come. " Maasauu replied bluntly, but with respect,

" They may come.'

 

With this message the bird returned to the underworld. While he was gone the

Kikmongwi and the leaders had continued to pray and wait for his successful

return. Upon his return with the good news of the new world and Maasauu's

permission for them to come, they were overjoyed.

 

Now the question was how they were to get to the top, so again they smoked and

prayed for guidance. At last they agreed to plant a tree that would grow to the

top and serve as a pathway. They planted the seed of a shalavee (spruce tree),

then they prayed and sang magic songs. The tree grew and grew until it reached

the sky, but its branches were so soft and so many that it bent under the heavy

earth pressure from the top, so it did not pierce the sky. They planted another

seed, this one to be a louqu (pine). It grew as they sang their magic songs.

This tree was stout and strong. " Surely this one will go through, " they thought.

But it was unsuccessful, for its branches also bent upon contact with the solid

object. Again they planted a seed. This time it was a pakave (reed). Since it

had a pointed end it pierced the sky up into the new world.

 

Meanwhile all of this had been kept secret. Only proper righteous and

one-hearted people were informed of the plans to leave the corrupt world. They

were prepared to move out, so as soon as they knew it was successful, they

started to come up on the inside of the plant, resting between the joints as

they worked their way up to the opening.

 

When they got to this world, everything was beautiful and peaceful. The land was

virgin, unmolested. They were very happy. They sang and danced with joy, but

their joy was short-lived, for that night the chief's daughter died suddenly.

Everyone was sad and worried. People looked at one another suspiciously. An evil

spell had been enacted. This caused great concern that a witch or two-hearted

person might be among them.

 

Now the Kikmongwi had great power which he must use to settle the concern of his

people. He made a ball out of cornmeal which he tossed up above the group of

people. The one upon whose head it landed would be the guilty one. It landed

upon the head of a girl. A quick decision was made to throw her back through the

opening into the underworld. The wickedness must be gotten rid of, for they

wished to live peacefully in this new land. But the witch girl cried out for

mercy, telling them that on their long journey they would face many obstacles

and dangers of every description, and that her services would become useful, for

she had power to fight evil. She invited the Kikmongwi to look back down into

the underworld. He looked and saw his child playing happily with the other

children in the underworld, where upon death we will all return. She was spared,

but they left her there alone, perhaps hoping that she would perish by some

unknown cause.

 

 

THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE GREAT SPIRIT IN THIS WORLD

 

It was here that the Great Spirit first appeared to them on this Earth, to give

them the instructions by which they were to live and travel. They divided into

groups, each with its selected leader. Before them he laid ears of corn of

various lengths. They were each instructed to pick one ear of corn to take with

them on their journey, for their subsistence and their livelihood. One by one

they greedily picked out the longest and most perfect-looking ears until only

the shortest ear was left. They did not realize that this was a test of wisdom.

The shortest ear was picked by the humblest leader. The Great Spirit gave them

their names and the languages by which they would be recognized. The last picker

of short corn was named HOPI.

 

HOPI means not only to be peaceful but to obey and have faith in the

instructions of the Great Spirit, and not to distort any of his teachings for

influence or power, or in any way to corrupt the Hopi way of life. Otherwise the

name will be taken away.

 

He then gave them instructions according to which they were to migrate for a

certain purpose to the four corners of the new land, leaving many footprints,

rock writings and ruins, for in time many would forget that they were all one,

united by a single purpose in coming up through the reed.

 

Now that we were on top we were each to follow our own leaders, but so long as

we did not forget the instructions of the Great Spirit we would be able to

survive. We were now bound by a vow to live by these instructions and to

complete our pattern of migration. Maasauu told us that whoever would be the

first to find him would be the leader of those who were to follow, then he

disappeared.

 

 

AN ACT OF PROPHETIC CONSEQUENCE

 

We migrated for many years to every corner of this continent, marking our claim

as we travelled, as these markings clearly testify up to the present day. On our

way we stopped for rest near the great river now known as the Colorado. We had

travelled far and gained a great deal of knowledge, not forgetting our

instructions. The group leader was of the Bow Clan, a great chief with wisdom.

But it was here that this great chief disappeared into the dark night. After

putting his family to sleep he left in search of the Earth Center, where clever,

ingenious people from all nations meet to plan the future. By some means he

found the place, and was welcomed with respect. It was a beautiful place with

all manner of good things. Good food was laid before him by most beautiful

girls. It was all very tempting.

 

Until today we did not know the significance of this action. It had to do with

the future. By this action he caused a change to occur in the pattern of life as

we near the end of the life cycle of this world, such that many of us would seek

the materialistic world, trying to enjoy all the good things it has to offer

before destroying ourselves. Those gifted with the knowledge of the sacred

instructions will then live very cautiously, for they will remember and have

faith in these instructions, and it will be on their shoulders that the fate of

the world will rest. The people will corrupt the good ways of life, bringing

about the same life as that from which we fled in the underworld. The sacred

body of the female will no longer be hidden, for the shield of protection will

be uplifted, an act of temptation toward sexual license, which will also be

enjoyed. Most of us will be lost in all the confusion. An awareness that

something extraordinary is happening will develop in most of the people, for

even their leaders will be confused into polluting themselves. It will be

difficult to decide whom to follow.

 

The Hopi knew all this would come about. All these aspects of today's life

pattern were planned. So today we must stand firmly on our belief in order to

survive. The only course is to follow the instruction of the Great Spirit

himself.

 

 

THE MISSION OF THE TWO BROTHERS

 

This Bow Clan chief had two grown sons. When they learned of their father's

misdeed they were very sad. Their knowledge of the teachings which they had

received from him were(?) in order. Now they were left alone to lead their

people, for the very next day their father died.

 

They asked their mother to permit them to carry out the order of their

instructions for an event of this nature. She replied that it was up to them,

for their knowledge was complete. Upon agreement, the younger brother was to

continue in search of Maasauu, and to settle where he found him. There he would

await the return of his older brother, who was to travel eastward toward the

rising sun, where he would rest briefly. While resting, he must listen for the

voice of his younger brother, who would expect him to come to his aid, for the

change in the life pattern will have disrupted the way of life of his people.

Under the pressure of a new ruler they will surely be wiped off the face of the

earth unless he comes.

 

So today we are still standing firmly of the Great Spirit's instructions. We

will continue to look and pray toward the East for his prompt return.

 

The younger brother warned the elder that the land and the people would change.

" But do not let your heart be troubled, " he said, " for you will find us. Many

will turn away from the life plan of Maasauu, but a few of us who are true to

his teachings will remain in our dwellings. The ancient character of our heads,

the shape of our houses, the layout of our villages, and the type of land upon

which our village stands, and our way of life. All will be in order, by which

you will find us. "

 

Before the first people had begun their migrations the people named Hopi were

given a set of stone tablets. Into these tablets the Great Spirit inscribed the

laws by which the Hopi were to travel and live the good way of life, the

peaceful way. They also contain a warning that the Hopi must beware, for in time

they would be influenced by wicked people to forsake the life plan of Maasauu.

It would not be easy to stand up against this, for it would involve many good

things that would tempt many good people to forsake these laws. The Hopi would

be led into a most difficult position. The stones contain instructions to be

followed in such a case.

 

The older brother was to take one of the stone tablets with him to the rising

sun, and bring it back with him when he hears the desperate call for aid. His

brother will be in a state of hopelessness and despair. His people may have

forsaken the teachings, no longer respecting their elders, and even turning upon

their elders to destroy their way of life. The stone tablets will be the final

acknowledgement of their true identity and brotherhood. Their mother is Sun

Clan. They are the children of the Sun.

 

So it must be a Hopi who travelled from here to the rising sun and is waiting

someplace. Therefore it is only the Hopi that still have this world rotating

properly, and it is the Hopi who must be purified if this world is to be saved.

No other person anyplace will accomplish this.

 

The older brother had to travel fast on his journey for there was not much time,

so the horse was created for him. The younger brother and his people continued

on in search of Maasauu.

 

On their way they came to a land that looked fertile and warm. Here they marked

their clan symbols on the rock to claim the land. This was done by the Fire

Clan, the Spider Clan, and the Snake Clan. This place is now called Moencopi.

They did not settle there at that time.

 

While the people were migrating, Maasauu was waiting for the first ones to

arrive. In those days he used to take walks near the place where he lived,

carrying a bunch of violet flowers (du-kyam-see) in his belt. One day he lost

them along the way. When he went to look for them he found that they had been

picked up by the Hornytoad Woman. When he asked her for the flowers she refused

to give them back, but instead gave him her promise that she would help him in

time of need. " I too have a metal helmet, " she told him, (possibly meaning that

certain people with metal helmets would help the Hopi when they get into

difficulty). [Golden helmets infer E-T forces]

 

Often Maasauu would walk about a half mile north of his du-pa-cha (a type of

temporary house) to a place where there lay a long rock which formed a natural

shelter, which he must have picked as the place where he and the first people

would find each other. While waiting there he would amuse himself by playing a

game to test his skill, the name of which (Nadu-won-pi-kya) was to play an

important part later on in the life of the Hopi, for it was here that the

knowledge and wisdom of the first people was to be tested. Until recent times

children used to play a similar game there, something like " hide-and-seek. " One

person would hide, then signal by tapping on the rock, which would transmit the

sound in a peculiar way so that the others could not tell exactly where the

tapping was coming from. (Some years ago this rock was destroyed by government

road builders) It was here that they found Maasauu waiting.

 

 

THE MEETING WITH MAASAUU NEAR ORAIBI

 

Before the migrations began Maasauu had let it be known, though perhaps not by

direct instructions, that whoever would find him first would be the leader

there. Later it became clear that this was a procedure by which their true

character would be specified.

 

When they found him the people gathered and sat down with him to talk. The first

thing they wanted to know was where he lived. He replied that he lived just

north of there at a place called Oraibi. For a certain reason he did not name it

fully. The full name is Sip-Oraibi, meaning something that has been solidified,

referring to the fact that this is the place where the earth was made solid.

 

They asked permission to live there with him. He did not answer directly, for

within them he saw evil. " It's up to you, " he said. " I have nothing here. My

life is simple. All I have is my planting stick and my corn. If you are willing

to live as I do, follow my instructions, the life plan which I shall give you,

you may live here with me, and take care of the land. Then you shall have a

long, happy, fruitful life. "

 

Then they asked him whether he would be their leader, thinking that thus they

would be assured a peaceful life. " No, " he replied, " the one who led you here

will be the leader until you fulfill your pattern of life, " (for he saw into

their hearts and knew that they still had many selfish desires). " After that I

will be the leader, but not before, for I am the first and I shall be the

last.' " Having left all the instructions with them, he disappeared.

 

 

THE FOUNDING OF ORAIBI VILLAGE

 

The village of Oraibi was settled and built in accordance with the instructions

of the Great Spirit. The Bow Clan chief was the father of the ceremonial order.

They remained under the leadership of the Bow Clan for some time, perhaps until

corruptions set in. As you recall, the Bow Clan chief of the past had

contaminated his standing by taking part in the changing of the life pattern.

 

Later the Bear Clan took over. This might have been because the bear is strong

and mighty. There may have been other reasons too, such as a prophecy which told

that a bear, sleeping somewhere in the northern part of what is now called

Europe, would awaken at a certain time and walk to the northern part of this

country, where he would wait. This group is called Bear Clan because they came

across a dead bear at the place of the shield symbol. Most of the important

people claimed to be of the Bear Clan, including the Bluebird and Spider Clan

people.

 

For some reason the Coyote Clan, who migrated from Sh-got-kee near Walpi, were

considered bad people, though very clever. At first they were not permitted to

enter but in accord with our custom, on the fourth request they were admitted,

on agreement that they would act as a protection and in time speak for the chief

should difficulties arise. But they were warned to be cautious, though faithful

ones might remain true to the last. So it is with all clans, for along the way

most of us will deceive our leaders for glory, which will tend to pollute our

ways and jeopardize our beliefs.

 

The last group to be permitted into Oraibi was the Grey Eagle Clan. When they

had finished their migrations, they first settled in what is now called New

Mexico. Being warlike and troublemakers, they were evicted by the Pueblo

Indians. When they came to this area, they first settled in Mushongnovi on

Second Mesa, on the agreement that they would not cause trouble. Should they

break their agreement, they were to leave without resistance.

 

They made trouble in Mushongnovi so they left as promised. They went by way of

Oraibi, where they asked to be admitted. After several attempts they finally

gained entry, promising as they had in the other village that they would leave

voluntarily should they create trouble. According to this agreement the chief of

Mushongnovi would then consider whether to receive them again at Second Mesa, or

send them back to New Mexico, where the Pueblo people could deal with them as

they saw fit.

 

The vow which we made with the Great Spirit obligated us to follow his way of

life. He gave the land to us to use and care for through our ceremonial duties.

He instructed us and showed us the road plan by which we must govern our lives.

We wrote this pattern on a rock so that we would always be reminded to follow

the straight road. The Hopi must not drift away from this road or he will take

this land away from us. This is the warning given to us by Maasauu.

 

Oraibi village was settled firmly. Migrating people were now gathering there and

asking to be admitted into the village. The Kikmongwi and the high priests would

always consider their request and base their judgment upon their character and

wisdom. Those who showed signs of boastfulness were turned away and told to go

to the south mesas where their kind of people lived. Only good people, humble

and sincere in their prayers, were admitted.

 

Among the ceremonies of each group the prayer for rain was important in order

for the crops to grow and produce an abundance of food. The people depended on

this for their livelihood. Boastful people were not admitted so that prayers

would not be polluted.

 

Oraibi was now firmly established. The pattern of the religious order was

established. Cycle by cycle we paid respect to our Mother Earth, our Father Sun,

the Great Spirit, and all things through our ceremonials. We were happy for we

were united as one.

 

 

THE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER RACE FORETOLD

 

Time passed on, people passed on, and the prophecies of things to come were

passed from mouth to mouth. The stone tablets and the rock writing of the life

plan were often reviewed by the elders. Fearfully they waited as they retold the

prophecy that one day another race of people would appear in their midst and

claim our land as his own. He would try to change our pattern of life. He would

have a " sweet tongue " or a " forked tongue, " and many good things by which we

would be tempted. He would use force in an attempt to trap us into using

weapons, but we must not fall for this trick, for then we ourselves would be

brought to our knees, from which we might not be able to rise. Nor must we ever

raise our hand against any nation. We now call these people Bahanna.

 

 

THE FORCES OF PURIFICATION

 

We have teachings and prophecies informing us that we must be alert for the

signs and omens which will come about to give us courage and strength to stand

on our beliefs. Blood will flow. Our hair and our clothing will be scattered

upon the earth. Nature will speak to us with its mighty breath of wind. There

will be earthquakes and floods causing great disasters, changes in the seasons

and in the weather, disappearance of wildlife, and famine in different forms.

There will be gradual corruption and confusion among the leaders and the people

all over the world, and wars will come about like powerful winds. All of this

has been planned from the beginning of creation.

 

We will have three people standing behind us, ready to fulfill our prophecies

when we get into hopeless difficulties: The Meha Symbol (which refers to a plant

that has a long root, milky sap, grows back when cut off, and has a flower

shaped like a swastika, symbolizing the four great forces of nature in motion),

the Sun Symbol, and the Red Symbol. Bahanna's intrusion into the Hopi way of

life will set the Meha Symbol in motion, so that certain people will work for

the four great forces of nature (the four directions, the controlling forces,

the original force) which will rock the world into war. When this happens we

will know that our prophecies are coming true. We will gather strength and stand

firm.

 

This great movement will fall, but because its subsistence is milk, and because

it is controlled by the four forces of nature, it will rise again to put the

world in motion, creating another war, in which both the Meha and the Sun Symbol

will be at work. Then it will rest in order to rise a third time. Our prophecy

foretells that the third event will be the decisive one. Our road plan foretells

the outcome.

 

This sacred writing speaks the word of the Great Spirit. It could mean the

mysterious life seed with two principles of tomorrow, indicating one, inside of

which is two. The third and last, which will it bring forth, purification or

destruction?

 

This third event will depend upon the Red Symbol, which will take command,

setting the four forces of nature (Meha) in motion for the benefit of the Sun.

When he sets these forces in motion the whole world will shake and turn red and

turn against the people who are hindering the Hopi cultural life. To all these

people Purification Day will come. Humble people will run to him in search of a

new world, and the equality that has been denied them. He will come

unmercifully. His people will cover the Earth like red ants. We must not go

outside to watch. We must stay in our houses. He will come and gather the wicked

people who are hindering the red people who were here first. He will recognize

by his way of life, or by his head (the special Hopi haircut), or by the shape

of his village and his dwellings. He is the only one who will purify us.

 

The Purifier, commanded by the Red Symbol, with the help of the Sun and the

Meha, will weed out the wicked who have disturbed the way of life of the Hopi,

the true way of life on Earth. The wicked will be beheaded and will speak no

more. This will be the Purification for all righteous people, the Earth, and all

living things on the Earth. The ills of the Earth will be cured. Mother Earth

will bloom again and all people will unite into peace and harmony for a long

time to come.

 

But if this does not materialize, the Hopi traditional identity will vanish due

to pollution from Bahanna. Through the white man's influence, his religions, and

disappearance of our sacred land, the Hopi will be doomed. This is the Universal

Plan, speaking through the Great Spirit since the dawn of time.

 

With this in mind, I as a Hopi do not make wars against any country, because if

I do, the Purifier will find out and punish me for fighting. And since I am a

Hopi, I am not sending my children across the ocean to fight. If they want to

that's up to them, but they will no longer be Hopi if they do.

 

Since I am Sun Clan, and the Sun is the father of all living things, I love my

children. If they realize what I am talking about they must help me save this

world. The Hopi have been placed on this side of the Earth to take care of the

land through their ceremonial duties, just as other races of people have been

placed elsewhere around the Earth to take care of her in their own ways.

Together we hold the world in balance, revolving properly. If the Hopi nation

vanishes the motion of the Earth will become eccentric, the water will swallow

the land and the people will perish. Only a brother and a sister may be left to

start a new life.

 

 

THE FAITHFUL HOPI MEET THEIR TEST

 

Bahanna came with great ambition and generosity, eagerly offering his hand to

help 'improve' our way of life, establishing schools to teach us the 'better

ways' of his life. He offered us his medicine and health practices, saying that

this would help us live longer. He offered to help us mark our boundary,

claiming that in that way we would have more land. In all the villages we

rejected his offer. He tried many ways to induce us, but failed to make us

submit to his wishes, for we were all one unity at that time, believers in the

instructions of Maasauu.

 

His next attempt was fear. He formed a police force consisting partly of certain

people who had been tempted by his offers and given weapons. He threatened to

arrest us and put us in prison, but we still stood firm. The threats of arrest

and imprisonment were put into action. Villages panicked and weaker people began

to submit. In Oraibi, our village leadership fell when Lololma (Bear Clan) made

an agreement with the United States Government.

 

We who still had faith in Maasauu, including the main priests of the religious

orders, gathered together, rejecting the Kikmongwi's request to submit. We sat

down together and smoked and prayed that we would be brave enough to take our

stand. We took out our stone tablet and studied it in every detail. We carefully

reviewed the road plan written on the rock near our village. This is the plan we

must always follow, for it is in order and complete. We recognized that the Fire

Clan (meaning my father, Yukiuma) must lead, for his symbol, Maasauu, stands to

the right of the reed as he faces out. We also interpreted that since our way of

life had been corrupted we must move to a new place where we would be able to

follow the road without interference and continue our ceremonial duties for all

beings.

 

We smoked and prayed again and reconsidered that this village, Oraibi, is our

mother village. All our sacred shrines are rooted here and must not be left

unattended. We knew that the road would be hard with many obstacles. We knew

that we would still be troubled by the newcomer, and that we must still face all

the tests of weakness, so we agreed to stay.

 

The trouble commenced its course. The Government wanted all of the Hopi children

to be put into schools. They said it would do us good, but we knew that this

'good' would only be on the surface, and that what was under it would destroy

the Hopi cultural life. Maybe they thought that with an education the children

might be able to help the old people, but we knew this would not be so, because

they would learn to think as whitemen, so they would never help the old people.

Instead they would be indoctrinated and encouraged to turn against us, as they

are actually doing today. So in order to be good according to the Great Spirit's

instructions we refused to put our children into the schools.

 

So almost every week they would send policemen, many of them. They would

surround the village and hunt for the children of school age. We could not be

happy because we were expecting trouble every day. Fathers who refused to

cooperate were arrested and imprisoned. Inhuman acts were imposed upon us,

starvation, insults and humiliation, to force us into submission. Still, over

half of the clan leaders and religious society leaders refused to accept

anything from the Government. Because of this we were mocked and treated as

outcasts by those who had already submitted. Finally they decided to do

something about us because we were keeping them from getting certain favors from

the Government.

 

This was when Lololma's successor, Tawaquaptewa, became chief of Oraibi. It was

under his leadership that the sad event, the eviction of the faithful Hopi from

Oraibi, was touched off. Since we " Hostiles, " as we were called by the

missionaries and Government workers, refused to follow his wishes and accept the

whiteman's way of life, he decided to evict us bodily. He figured that without

our interference he would be able to take advantage of the good things offered

by Bahanna.

 

 

THE FAITHFUL HOPI EVICTED FROM ORAIBI

 

On September 7th, 1906, his followers, commanded by chief Tewaquaptewa himself,

entered the house where we were discussing prophecies and threw us out. We did

not resist until rifles and other weapons were shown and they began beating us.

Then we resisted only to the extent of defending ourselves from injury. I was

knocked unconscious. When I came to, all my people were gathered to go. My

father, Yukiuma, was selected to be the leader. The women and children, with a

few belongings on their backs, a little food, and no shoes, were prepared to

leave. Some tried to go back to their houses to get their valuables and some

extra food, but they were turned back. (In the Book of the Hopi it is said we

were allowed to go back and get some belongings, but this is not true. That book

is not accurate.) After we had left we learned that our houses had been looted

and that horses had been turned loose in our fields and had eaten our crops,

which were just ready for harvest.

 

Thus we had to migrate once again to find a new home, leaving behind a corrupt

world of confusion. We sought to start a new life, carry on our ceremonial

cycles, and preserve our way of life without interference, but now we know that

this was a dead dream, for the interference has continued right up to the

present day.

 

 

THE FOUNDING OF HOTEVILLA VILLAGE

 

The village of Hotevilla was settled for one purpose, to stand firmly on the

Great Spirit's instructions and fulfill the prophecies of the end. It was

established by good people, one-hearted people who were actually living these

instructions. Water was plentiful, and so was wood, from which we built

temporary shelters in which we were to survive the cold winter with very few

blankets. Food was scarce, but we managed to live from the land by hunting game

and picking greens. We were united into oneness, but it would again be split

into two due to extreme pressure from the outside.

 

 

RENEWED ATTACKS

 

Hardly had our footprints faded away in Oraibi, when early one morning we found

ourselves surrounded by government troops. All the people, including the

children, were ordered to march six miles to a place below Oraibi. From there

all the men were marched over forty miles to the U.S. Government agency at Keams

Canyon, where they were imprisoned for about a year-and-one-half for not

accepting the generous offer of education for our children, among other things.

 

The first thing they ordered us to do was to sign papers. We refused. Then they

locked us inside a building without food and with very little water for several

days until we were very hungry. Again they tried to induce us to sign papers,

promising to feed us and let us go, but again we refused. They tried other

tricks to make us sign but each time we refused. Finally they took us to a

blacksmith shop, where they riveted chains to our legs with loops and hooks, and

fastened us together in pairs. In this way we were forced to work on a road gang

for long hours, working dangerously with dynamite on the steep rocky cliffs near

the agency. That road is now the foundation of a highway still in use today.

 

At night we were fastened together in groups of six by means of long chains. To

add to our torture, soap was added to our food, which made us very sick. When

one man had to go to the outhouse all six had to go. All this time the

possibility of signing certain papers was left open to those who might weaken.

During this period my father, Yukiuma, was being held somewhere else so I was

acting as leader.

 

While we were in prison, only the women and children, and maybe a few old men,

were left out here. They had very little food, but as if by a miracle, there

happened to be a lot of rabbits and other wild game, so on that meat diet they

were able to survive the hard winter. It was very hard while the men were away.

The old people used to talk about it. The women had to gather the wood

themselves. My mother used to tell me how they would form hunting parties and

get the dogs to help. We had a small flock of sheep which they tended while we

were away. During the growing season they planted the crops, took care of the

fields, and all the work that the men would normally do, in order to survive.

 

 

THE DISRUPTION CONTINUES TODAY

 

During this period a group under the leadership of Kawonumptewa (Sand Clan),

fearing even worse pressure from the Government, returned to Oraibi to follow

Tawaquaptewa and accept the whiteman's way, but they were rejected and driven

out. They settled about two miles from Hotevilla, where they founded the village

of Bacobi. Unable to make out independently, they asked the Government Agency

for help. The Agency happily obliged with such things as housing materials. Now

they almost entirely accepted the whiteman's way, along with his religion.

According to the Great Spirit's law they are now landless. Their only assets are

their dwellings. But it is through them that the Agency obtained token

permission to build a school on Hotevilla land, and with the Agency's backing

they have committed land grabs against the Hotevilla people. It is also through

them that the Government has built a water tower on Hotevilla land, which

supplies running water to the school and to Bacobi village, while depleting the

natural water supply of the Hotevilla people. Most of the people in Hotevilla

refuse to use the water from this tower. Much of the trouble caused by the

Bacobi people still exists today. I can recall much more than I hope will come

to light.

 

When we left Oraibi and settled at Hotevilla, the Grey Eagle Clan came with us

on the same condition they agreed to in Oraibi, which is still in force.

 

They have created trouble again and are due to move out. They are the backbone

of the disturbances in our village, selling out the Hopi nation by their

inclination to bow toward more persuasive powers for certain favors. There are

two roads for them to follow, the road of the Great Spirit, or the road of

Bahanna, the whiteman. They are supposed to move out to Mushongnovi as agreed,

in fact the people there are waiting for them, but they lack the courage to

carry out their agreement. They are cowards hiding behind the man-made law of

Bahanna.

 

At the present time we face the danger that we might lose our land entirely.

Through the influence of the United States Government, some people of Hopi

ancestry have organized what they call the Hopi Tribal Council, patterned

according to a plan devised by the Government, for the purpose of negotiating

directly with the Government and with private businesses. They claim to act in

the interests of the Hopi people, despite the fact that they ignore the existing

traditional leaders, and represent only a small minority of the people of Hopi

blood. Large areas of our land have been leased, and this group is now accepting

compensation from the Indian Claims Commission for the use of 44,000,000 acres

of Hopi land. This is in error, for we laid our aboriginal claim to all of this

land long before the newcomers ever set foot upon it. We do not recognize

man-made boundaries. We true Hopi are obligated to the Great Spirit never to cut

up our land, nor to sell it. For this reason we have never signed any treaty or

other document releasing this land. We have protested all these moves, but to no

avail.

 

Now this Tribal Council was formed illegally, even according to whiteman's laws.

We traditional leaders have disapproved and protested from the start. In spite

of this they have been organized and recognized by the United States Government

for the purpose of disguising its wrongdoings to the outside world. We do not

have representatives in this organization, nor are we legally subject to their

regulations and programs. We Hopi are an independent sovereign nation, by the

law of the Great Spirit, but the United States Government does not want to

recognize the aboriginal leaders of this land. Instead, he recognizes only what

he himself has created out of today's children in order to carry out his scheme

to claim all of our land.

 

Because of this, we now face the greatest threat of all, the actual loss of our

cornfields and gardens, our animals and wild game, and our natural water supply,

which would put an end to the Hopi way of life. At the urging of the Department

of the Interior of the United States, the Tribal Council has signed several

leases with an outside private enterprise, the Peabody Coal Company, allowing

them to explore our land for coal deposits, and to strip-mine the sacred mesas,

selling the coal to several large power-plants. This is part of a project

intended to bring heavy industry into our area against our wishes. We know that

this will pollute the fields and grazing lands and drive out the wildlife. Great

quantities of water will be pumped from beneath our desert land and used to push

coal through a pipe to a powerplant in another state (Nevada). The loss of this

water will affect our farms as well as the grazing areas of the animals. It also

threatens our sacred springs, our only natural source of water, which we have

depended upon for centuries.

 

We Hopi knew all this would come about, because this is the Universal Plan. It

was planned by the Great Spirit and the Creator that when the whiteman came he

would offer us many things. If we were to accept those offers from his

government, that would be the doom of the Hopi nation. Hopi is the bloodline of

this continent, as others are the bloodline of other continents. So if Hopi is

doomed, the whole world will be destroyed. This we know, because this same thing

happened in the other world. So if we want to survive, we should go back to the

way we lived in the beginning, the peaceful way, and accept everything the

Creator has provided for us to follow.

 

Whiteman's laws are many, but mine is one. Whiteman's laws are all stacked up.

So many people have made the rules, and many of them are made every day. But my

law is only the Creator's, just one. And no manmade law must I follow, because

it is ever-changing, and will doom my people.

 

We know that when the time comes, the Hopi will be reduced to maybe one person,

two persons, three persons. If he can withstand the pressure from the people who

are against the tradition, the world might survive from destruction. We are at

the stage where I must stand alone, free from impure elements. I must continue

to lead my people on the road the Great Spirit made for us to travel. I do not

disregard anyone. All who are faithful and confident in the Great Spirit's way

are at liberty to follow the same road. We will meet many obstacles along the

way. The peaceful way of life can be accomplished only by people with strong

courage, and by the purification of all living things. Mother Earth's ills must

be cured.

 

As we say, the Hopi are the first people created. They must cure the ills of

their own bloodline so everything will become peaceful naturally, by the will of

the Creator. He will cure the world. But right now Hopi is being hurt. To us

this is a sign that the world is in trouble. All over the world they have been

fighting, and it will get worse. Only purification of the Hopi from disruptive

elements will settle the problems here on this Earth. We didn't suffer all this

hardship and punishment for nothing. We live by these prophecies and teachings,

and no matter what happens, we will not buckle down under any pressure from

anybody.

 

We know certain people are commissioned to bring about the Purification. It is

the Universal Plan from the beginning of creation, and we are looking up to them

to bring purification to us. It is in the rock writings throughout the world, on

different continents. We will come together if people all over the world know

about it. So we urge you to spread this word around so people will know about

it, and the appointed ones will hurry up with their task, to purify the Hopi and

get rid of those who are hindering our way of life.

 

I have spoken. I wish this message to travel to all corners of this land and

across the great waters, where people of understanding may consider these words

of wisdom and knowledge. This I want. For people may have different opinions

about some things, but because of the nature of the beliefs upon which this HOPI

life is based, I expect that at least one will agree, maybe even two. If three

agree, it will be worth manyfold.

 

I am forever looking and praying eastward to the rising sun for my true white

brother to come and purify the Hopi. My father, Yukiuma, used to tell me that I

would be the one to take over as leader at this time because I belong to the Sun

Clan, the father of all the people on the Earth. I was told that I must not give

in, because I am the first. The Sun is the father of all living things from the

first Hopi creation. And if I am done, the Sun Clan, then there will be no

living thing left on the Earth. So I have stood fast. I hope you will understand

what I am trying to tell you.

 

I am the Sun, the father. With my warmth all things are created. You are my

children, and I am very concerned about you. I hold you to protect you from

harm, but my heart is sad to see you leaving my protecting arms and destroying

yourselves. From the breast of your mother, the Earth, you receive your

nourishment, but she is too dangerously ill to give you pure food. What will it

be? Will you lift your father's heart? Will you cure your mother's ills? Or will

you forsake us and leave us with sadness, to be weathered away? I don't want

this world to be destroyed. If this world is saved, you all will be saved, and

whoever has stood fast will complete this plan with us, so that we will all be

happy in the Peaceful Way.

 

People everywhere must give Hopi their most serious consideration, our

prophecies, our teachings, and our ceremonial duties, for if Hopi fails, it will

trigger the destruction of the world and all mankind. I have spoken through the

mouth of the Creator. May the Great Spirit guide you on the right path.

 

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