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"The meeting place" or "the place of coming together" is how the Hopi refer to Elden Pueblo. Hopi elders believe the ruin was a place where other villages in the area would come together for ceremonial activities.

Hopi consultants indicate that several major Hopi societies -- the Al, Taw, Kwan, and Wuwutsim societies -- developed at or near Elden Pueblo. Native American groups said to have lived in the Elden Pueblo area include the Snake, Water, Badger, Snow, Kachina, Squash, Flute, Bluebird, and possibly Horn clans.

Elden Pueblo continues as an important site to the Hopi. The religious and folklore associations and the implications of how the Sinagua played a role in the development of Hopi culture are all significant to the modern Hopi.

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