The Hopi Native-Americans Hopi, meaning "The Peaceful People" or "The Peaceful Little Ones" is what these Native-Americans are known for and is their trademark. The Hopi Indians lifestyle consists of their beliefs, traditions that they perform, and their differences to today`s culture.The Hopi Indians believe in things that are precious and dear to them and the way they live their life. The people of the southwest had full-time leaders with shrines or temple buildings. Most Native-Americans believe that in the universe exist an Almighty, a spiritual force that is the source of life. The Almighty is not considered a man in the sky, but it is believed to not have a form and lives all over ...view middle of the document...
The place where they dived into was the center of the earth and they were to be known as the Ant People. Through this, the beliefs of the Hopi Indians are very different to those things that most people believe in.The traditions that they perform and are known for is what make them be different form any other tribe. When a couple gets married the wife has to grind corn at the future husbands to show that she has wife skills to perform to her husband. The male and his other male relatives have to help him create the brides wedding outfit. When the bride receives her outfit she has to walk home wearing one outfit and the other enclosed in a container. Also when the married women would die she would be buried in her wedding dress. On their wedding day the male would have to wear many necklaces. They did this so that when they enter the spirit world they would be dressed appropriately. They do what is called the "Snake Dance" and this dance is performed to honor all that is around them. They danced with rattle snakes that are first watched by the children, but they seem not to harm them. They danced with these snakes in their mouth. This was a very danger...
