In a 1936 paper, the fire inspector and amateur linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf argued that because the Hopi language, spoken by the Native American tribe in Arizona, has no tense markers, the Hopi people ...

Lamar Keevama and Mikah H. Kewanimptewa were sworn in as the new Hopi Tribe chairman and vice chairman. The new leadership plans to focus on protecting Hopi culture, investing in youth, and ...

POLACCA, Ariz. (AP) — Candidates for Hopi chairman move easily between the tribe’s language and English as they make their case for votes from a high school auditorium. The audience is a mix of fluent ...

Emory Sekaquaptewa was at once a visionary and a realist — a combination few are blessed with, but a paradoxical trait that produced a lasting legacy. Not everyone can look back and say they wrote ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. HOPI NATION — Hopi-speaking voters casting ballots on the Hopi reservation had several options for voting in their tribal language on Tuesday. They ...

Lawrence LeAllen Acadiz is a self-taught Hopi katsina carver. For 22 years, Acadiz has been sculpting cottonwood roots into the Hopi mythological figures that teach children about their religion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lamar Keevama, the new chairman of the Hopi Tribe, said when he looks at his people’s villages and communities, he sees great ...

Lamar Keevama, the new chairman of the Hopi Tribe, said when he looks at his people’s villages and communities, he sees great potential — but also feels the pressure of a rapidly changing world.