Book

Modern transformations of Moenkopi Pueblo

University of Illinois Press (6) • Published In 1970 • Pages: xvii, 336

By: Nagata, Shuichi.

Abstract
This source is a detailed study of the transformation of Moenkopi Pueblo since 1870s from a summer farming colony of Oraibi to an independent community undergoing modernization and integration into the larger non-Hopi world. Based on fieldwork in Moenkopi and extensive use of documentary materials, the author defines the characteristics that have distinguished Moenkopi from other Hopi villages throughout its history and discusses the natural environment of the Moenkopi area and the federal and local dimensions of reservation life at Moenkopi. In the central part of this study the author describes and analyzes changes in political, economic, and kinship organization at Moenkopi, the interaction of the Hopi at Moenkopi with surrounding Navajo tribe, and economic and social integration of Moenkopi residents into the larger White society. A central theme throughout this study concerns factionalism within Moenkopi and the division of the community into Upper and Lower parts and the implications of this for local socio-economic change, acculturation, and integration into the larger society.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Community structure
Ingroup antagonisms
History
Missions
Public welfare
External relations
Real property
Labor supply and employment
Gift giving
Economic planning and development
Clans
Inter-community relations
culture
Hopi
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Gerald Reid ; 1988
Field Date
1962-1965
Coverage Date
1870s-1965
Coverage Place
Moenkopi Pueblo, northeastern Arizona, United States
Notes
Shuichi Nagata
Information on factionalism in Moenkopi and the division of the community is filed mainly in Categories 578 and 621.
This is a rewrite of the author's dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois, 1967
Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-326)
LCCN
70076829
LCSH
Hopi Indians