This is an initiation and rite of passage rather than a practical test of ability. The wedding robes begin with the setting up of the looms when the bride goes to the bridegroom s house. When the robes are complete, she returns to her mother s house. Migration Pages from Hopi History discusses migration, but it is not all-inclusive. Migrations may be traces linguistically.
Indian languages maintain ancestral roots.
Archaeologists, being scientists have been hesitant to listen to oral accounts of the past. However, for interpretive purposes, archaeologists have looked at Indian cultural practices and related them to the reconstruction of the past. There is a growing mutual respect between scientific and native interpretations. Historically, catastrophes occur that force native peoples to move, abandon areas, or migrate . People look for a better place, and end up where they are today.