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plural Hopi or Hopis
: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona
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: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi people
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If Congress approves the settlement and it’s signed into law, the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes would benefit, per the Arizona Republic’s Arlyssa D. Becenti.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The bill would finalize the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement, which would finally quantify water rights for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe as well as satisfy claims from local communities, the state and utilities.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
An avid jewelry collector herself, Glasses also curated turquoise and silver jewelry from six artisan families from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo to style with the clothes, and sell in Ralph Lauren stores and on RalphLauren.com.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past, parents who refused to send their kids faced jail time, including 19 Hopi men who were imprisoned at Alcatraz for the crime of not letting go of their children.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The bill would finalize the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement, which would finally quantify water rights for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe as well as satisfy claims from local communities, the state and utilities.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
An avid jewelry collector herself, Glasses also curated turquoise and silver jewelry from six artisan families from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo to style with the clothes, and sell in Ralph Lauren stores and on RalphLauren.com.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past, parents who refused to send their kids faced jail time, including 19 Hopi men who were imprisoned at Alcatraz for the crime of not letting go of their children.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hopi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hopi. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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Hopi
noun
Ho·pi
ˈhō-pē 
plural Hopi or Hopis
: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona
also
: the language of the Hopi people
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