Ferrell Secakuku
Northern Arizona University, Anthropology and Applied Indigenous Studies
Miguel Vasquez
Northern Arizona University, Anthropology
Hopi & Quetzalcoatl: What Is The Connection?
For more than a century, anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, and historians have studied almost every aspect of Hopi culture. This presentation will provide an visual overview of the diverse evidence for the Hopi-Mesoamerican connection as seen from the perspectives of a Hopi religious leader/anthropologist and a Mexican-American anthropologist. Examining Hopi oral tradition, anthropological and linguistic evidence, and personal experiences spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Guatemala, and focusing specifically on the Snake Clan, we look at the question “Hopi and Quetzalcoatl: What Is the Connection?”
