Hopi ExtensionFRTEP - 1862 Hopi TribeThe Hopi Reservation Extension Office works with Hopi Tribal Government partners like the Office of Range Management and the Hopi Office of Youth Affairs, and with non-governmental partners such as the Hopi Pu’tavi Project and the Natwani Coalition, to provide capacity building opportunities and educational/technical assistance. |
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Hopi Extension
The Hopi Reservation Extension Office works with Hopi Tribal Government
partners like the Office of Range Management and the Hopi Office of
Youth Affairs, and with non-governmental partners such as the Hopi
Pu’tavi Project and the Natwani Coalition, to provide capacity building
opportunities and educational/technical assistance.
Matt Livingston
P.O. Box 123,
Hopi Cooperative Extension,
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039-0123
Understanding Traditional Foods Security of Hopi Single Parent Female Headed Households
In the last 30 years the Hopi nation, like many other American Indian nations, suffered a huge increase in diet-related diseases stemming from obesity, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. How Hopi women define, access and use traditional Hopi foods is based on an interaction of community capitals: natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial and built. Since traditional Hopi food is the basis of Hopi ceremonies and identity, mechanism for maintaining its availability depends on investing in all these capitals.
Protection of Traditional Hopi Foods
This program seeks to provide information to land managers and users about the traditional Hopi food uses of native plants, and develope printed material for land users.
The program results are compiled in a publication called Hopi Native Edible Plants by Max Taylor.
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Use of Traditional Foods by Hopi Female Headed Households to Increase Food Security
This multi-partner study surveyed the experiences of single Hopi
mothers in using and accessing traditional food through an Appreciative
Inquiry approach. The use of traditional foods had positive impacts on
a variety of community capitals: natural, cultural, human, social, and
financial. Important informal mechanisms are in place to make sure that
single mothers can access traditional foods. The use of traditional
foods decreases with age. Ways to increase the use of traditional foods
by younger single mothers are discussed.
Hopi Pu'tavi Project - Community Development
Several programs are umbrella under Hopi Pu'tavi Project, a 501(c3)
Non-Profit for Youth and Community Development. The Tuhisma Hopi Arts
& Crafts Market provides Hopi Artists an important on-reservation
outlet for their work. The benefit to the Hopi is worth about $150,000
over two days. So'oh's Tunatya is teaching youth & adults basic and
advanced silversmithing, Hopi pottery, and other crafts in order for
them to be able to make a living on the reservation. Basic computer
classes also have been taught by the organization for free for the Hopi
public.
Agriculture
A Sustainable Agriculture Research and Eductation (SARE) grant was used to develop a tool to create a V shaped furrow
for harvesting rainwater. It might be useful to Hopi farmers during
years of drought by increasing moisture availability.
Improved recordkeeping will allow Hopi ranchers to better manage their
herds and range units. The information that they collect can be used to
make wise choices.
Quick Facts - The Hopi Reservation
Quick facts about the Hopi Indian Reservation.
Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona,
the Hopi people trace their history in Arizona to more than 2,000
years, but their history as a people goes back many more thousands of
years. According to their legends, the Hopi migrated north to Arizona
from the south, up from what is now South America, Central America and
Mexico.
The Hopi Reservation and Extension Programs
This article gives an overview of the extension programs on the Hopi Reservation. It covers the geographical, social and economic setting, Tribal government, communities, language, schools, and economic activities.
The Federally Recognised Tribal Extension Program has been operating at
Hopi since 1991. It provides educational and technical assistance to
the Hopi community in area of community development, agriculture,
natural resources, and youth.
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Survey of Hopi Farmer attitudes in 2003
needs on Hopi. Representatives for the project interviewed
seventy-seven farmers. The information was entered into a database at
the Pu’tavi office. Dr. Cornelia B. Flora, of Iowa State University,
did most of the database design with assistance from Ms.
